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Elementary Latin II
(LATIN 132)

Professor Ortwin Knorr
Classical Studies Program

 Email: oknorrATwillamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton

Answer Key to the Exercises GVE p. 216

1. Revision of ablative forms:
(a) Give the abl. sg. and pl. of these noun+adj. phrases:
comite clârô, comitibus clârîs
calamitâte magnâ, calamitâtibus magnîs
conviviô Graecô, conviviîs Graecîs
amîcô nôbilî, amîcîs nôbilibus
magistrâtu innocentî, magistrâtibus innocentibus
fôrmâ turpî, fôrmîs turpibus
rê Rômânâ, rêbus Rômânîs

(b) pick out the ablatives in this list:
comitibus, Asiâ, conviviîs, sermône, vî, amîco, diêbus, homine turpî, virô nôbilî, manû celerî

(c) In each list, with which nouns will the adjective go?
ingentî: templô, virgine, cûrâ
audâcibus: fêminîs, sacerdôtibus
sôlâ: virtûte
magnîs: puerîs, manibus
tantô: proeliô, praetôre
longiôre: periculô, viâ

2. Translate these sentences:
(a) The man was much better than all others.
(b) He said that he did not (denied that he) beat the man with utmost force.
(c) This (despicable) man cut down the door with rocks.
(d) Cicero asserted (stated stronlgy) that the citizens of Agrigentum were men of great virtue.
(e) Praetors, men of the highest solemnity, do not enjoy parties.
(f) The citizens of Lampsacum conducted their matters according to Greek custom.
(g) Greeks prefer to pass their life in leisure and peace than in war and disasters.
(h) Cicero believed that Verres was worse than all other praetors.
(i) Rumor had it that the slaves of Verres used the utmost force.
(j) At this time, Ianitor went to Verres with utmost speed and tried to hold him back with many words.