The Beginner's Latin Exercises. Recapitulatory - Passive Voice. Conjunctive Mood.
TODO
- Exercise A shows what has to be learnt and written in preparation for the next exercises (and future lessons).
- Exercise B contains viva voce Exercises.
- Exercise C (from Latin) and Exercise D (from English) contain the sentences to be translated, either orally or in writing.
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REQUIREMENTS
Vocabulary 56. Third Conjugation, Passive.
- invado, -is, -si, -sum, -ere, v.tr., to invade.
- frango, -is, fregi, fractum, -ere, v.tr., to break.
- oppidum, -i, n., a town.
- pallium, -i, n., a cloak.
- victor, -oris, m., a conqueror.
- ventus, -i, m., the wind.
- ductus, -us, m., a wave.
- caecus, -a, -um, adj., blind.
- quidam, quaedam, quoddam, pron., a certain one.
- Manlius, -i, m., Manlius.
Vocabulary 57. Third Conjugation, Passive.
- construo, -is, -xi, -ctum, -ere, v.tr., to build.
- destruo, -is, -xi, -ctum, -ere, v.tr., to destroy.
- maneo, -es, mansi, mansum, -ere, v.tr., to remain.
- nidus, -i, m., a nest.
- panis, -is, m., bread.
- pars, -tis, f., apart.
- frigus, -oris, n., cold.
- Alpes, -ium, m.pl., the Alps.
- summus, -a, -um, adj., highest.
- medius, -a, -um, adj., middle.
- extremus, -a, -um, adj., outermost.
- subito, adv., suddenly.
- Britannus, -i, m., a Briton.
Vocabulary 58. Fourth Conjugation, Passive.
- nutrio, -is, -ivi, -itum, -ire, v.tr., to nourish.
- vestio, -is, -ivi, -itum, -ire, v.tr., to clothe.
- vestis, -is, f. a garment.
- pellis, -is, f. skin.
- sacerdos, -otis, -is, m./f. priest, priestess.
- litus, -oris, n., a shore.
- onus, -eris, n., a weight, a load.
- moenia, -ium, n.pl., walls.
- arma, -orum, n.pl., arms.
- ignavus, -a, -um, adj., inactive, cowardly.
- occisus, -a, -um, adj., slain.
- ubi, prep., where.
- antequam, priusquam, prep., before that.
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EXERCISES
Exercise A
- Learn once more Vocabularies 56.-58., and. the Conjunctive of amor, moneor, regor, and audior.
- Write out and learn perfectly the rules for deriving the Passive from the Active.
- Parse creeris, terreremur, ducamini, and punitae sint.
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Exercise B
1. Read off the English, naming Mood and Tense, of:
- ameris; monear; regaris; audireris.
- amaretur; monereris; regeremur; audiamur.
- amemini; moneamini; regamini; audiaris.
- amareris; monerentur; regantur; audiremur.
Exercise C: read and translate from Latin.
- Cave, liberi, ne puniamini.
- Cives arma parant ne urbs oppugnetur.
- Arma parentur et urbis portae claudantur.
- Nostri fortiter pugnaverunt ne castra expugnarentur.
- Caesari placuit ut castra statim munirentur.
- Pastorem rogabo ubi corpora occisorum sepulta sint.
- Quia dubitat quin Roma altis moenibus cincta sit.
- Nemo dubitabat quin pons a nostris teneretur.
- Nescimus a quo sacerdos occisus sit.
- Si rex venisset, tota urbs mota esset.
- Nidus destrueretur, si avis eum in hac arbore construxisset.
- Dux prius vulneratus est quam hostes victi sunt.
- Omnes scimus a quo mundus creatus sit.
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Exercise D: read and translate from English.
- Your good mother will take care that you are taught well.
- The hostages begged that food should be supplied to them.
- There is no doubt that the enemy have been beaten.
- Who doubts that the mountain is held by our troops?
- The camp was fortified after the victory in case (lest) it should be attacked.
- I asked by whom the battle had been seen.
- Nobody doubts that ambassadors have been sent to the Senate.
- A good father will take care that his children are well fed and clothed.
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CREDITS
C.Sherwill Dawe, The Beginner's Latin Exercises Book, 1880, Rivington, Waterloo Place, London; read the book on archive.org.
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