Test Overview Culture – Stage 8: Gladiators Grammar – Accusative Plural, Superlatives Translation – Comprehension Questions, Grammar Questions
CULTURE: GLADIATORS
Retiarius
Thracian
Murmillo
Samnite
Hoplomachus
GRAMMAR: ACCUSATIVE PLURAL
So what would be the Accuasitive Plural form of via, viae (f.)? SingularPlural Nominative: viaviae Genitive: viae Dative: Accusative: viam Ablative:
So what would be the Accuasitive Plural form of via, viae (f.)? SingularPlural Nominative: viaviae Genitive: viae Dative: Accusative: viamviās Ablative:
What about the Accusative Plural of amīcus, amīcī (m.)? SingularPlural Nominative: amīcusamīcī Genitive: amīcī Dative: Accusative: amīcum Ablative:
What about the Accusative Plural of amīcus, amīcī (m.)? SingularPlural Nominative: amīcusamīcī Genitive: amīcī Dative: Accusative: amīcumamicōs Ablative:
What about the Accus. Plural of forum, forī (n)? SingularPlural Nominative: forumfora Genitive: forī Dative: Accusative: forum Ablative:
What about the Accus. Plural of forum, forī (n)? SingularPlural Nominative: forumfora Genitive: forī Dative: Accusative: forumfora Ablative:
Finally, the Accuasative Plural of rēx, rēgis (m.)? SingularPlural Nominative: rēxrēgēs Genitive: rēgis Dative: Accusative: rēgem Ablative:
Finally, the Accuasative Plural of rēx, rēgis (m.)? SingularPlural Nominative: rēxrēgēs Genitive: rēgis Dative: Accusative: rēgemrēgēs Ablative:
1 st 2 nd 3 rd NOMINATIVE -a-us-um (various) GENITIVE -ae-ī -is DATIVE ACCUSATIVE -am-um -em ABLATIVE NOMINATIVE -ae-ī-a-ēs GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE -ās-ōs-a-ēs ABLATIVE SINGULAR PLURAL
1.The farmer praised the gladiator. The farmer praised the gladiators. 2.The slave killed the farmer. The slave killed the farmers. 3.The centurion praised the slaves. 4.The boy led the actors to the theater. 5.The old man led the actor to the theater. 6.A friend told stories.
7. Her friends greeted the slave girl. 8. The farmers listened to the messengers.
Put the following into Latin… 1.The servant greets the master. 2.The servants greet the masters. 3.The gladiator fights the lion. 4.The gladiators fight the lions. 5.The woman watches the dog. 6.The women watch the dogs. saluto, salutare pugno, pugnare specto, spectare
1.The servant greets the master. servus dominum salutat 2.The servants greet the masters. servi dominos salutant.
3. The gladiator fights the lion. gladiator leonem pugnat. 4. The gladiators fight the lions. glaidatores leones pugnant.
5. The woman watches the dog. femina canem spectat. 6. The women watch the dogs. feminae canes spectant.
GRAMMAR: SUPERLATIVES
Superlative Adjectives ‘–issim-’ Words
1.The merchant is sad. The old man is very sad. 2.The dog was fierce. The lion was the fiercest. 3.A friend told a very long story. 4.The heavily armored gladiators were brave, but the net-bearing gladiators were the bravest. 5.Melissa was very beautiful.
TRANSLATION PRACTICE
in arena Translation (page 127)