EXAM REVIEW                                                                              Spring 2008

grade 8 Latin Ib

I VERBS

a) synopses incl. deponents

b) infinitives

c) imperatives (positive and negative) incl deponent verbs

d) participles (present active and perfect passive)

e) deponents and semideponents, incl. participles

f) verbs from the packet taking dative

 

II  PRONOUNS

a) hic and ille

b) is, ea, id vs. reflexive

c) relative pronoun

 

III COMPARISON

a) adjectives

b) adverbs

c) abl of comparison and quam rules

 

I VERBS

a) I suggest you do the practice on the website for regular verbs and check the answers on the website.    ItÕs time for you to sort out the vowels, endings, and helping verbs in English once and for all.

 

Deponents  - give the following synopses :

 

adorior     adoriri     adortus sum       attack        3rd plural

 

PRES

 

IMPERF

 

FUT

___________________________________________________________

PERF

 

PLUPERF

 

FUT PERF

 

pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.________________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

 

 

 

 

nascor     nasci     natus sum       be born        3rd plural

 

PRES

 

IMPERF

 

FUT

____________________________________________________________

PERF

 

PLUPERF

 

FUT PERF

 

pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.________________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

b) infinitives

 

                        active              meaning                                 passive                        meaning

 

obey    ______________      _______________ ______________ _____________

 

surpass_____________    _______________ ______________ _____________

 

desire _____________    _______________   ______________ _____________

 

put   ______________    _______________    ______________ _____________

 

see   ______________    _______________    ______________ _____________

 

love  ______________    _______________   ______________ _____________

 

believe______________    _______________  ______________ _____________

 

please______________    _______________   _____________ _____________

 

warn ______________    _______________    _____________ _____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c) imperatives

Copy imperatives from p. 171  for each of the verbs below printed on that page. Study patterns.

 

paro    pos. singular _____________________ positive plural _________________

 

habeo  pos. singular _____________________ positive plural _________________

 

mitto  pos. singular _____________________ positive plural _________________

 

iacio  pos. singular _____________________ positive plural _________________

 

audio   pos. singular _____________________ positive plural _________________

 

Think hard to recall rules for negative imperatives for regular verbs n.   Write the RULES here :

 

negative imperative sing :

 

negative imperative plural :

 

Copy positive deponent imperatives from p. 173  for each of the verbs below printed on that page. YouÕll ahve to deduce the negative imperative forms for deponents by following the rule for regular verbs EXACTLY>  Study patterns.

 

conor   pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.________________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

vereor    pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.________________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

loquor   pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.________________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

regredior   pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.______________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

experior pos. imperative sg  ___________   pos. imperative pl.______________

 

neg. imperative sg._____________   neg. imperative pl._______________

 

Make notes here for deponent imperatives :

 

Positive sg and pl :

 

Negative sg. and pl :

 

EXAM REVIEW CONTINUED                                   Spring 2007

 

Participles and other topics    Translate the following sentences containing participles.   Translate literally, with a free translation in parenthesis.

 

1) When the  servants had carried the prepared food into the dining room, the approaching guests praised them as much as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

2)   We stayed at Brundisium a few days because he was very sick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)   Having fallen on(to) the ground, the shouting boys were hurt very badly.

(N.B. use Òhaving been fallenÓ and weÕll discuss)

 

 

 

 

 

4) Hearing they are not well defended, we shall send help to the captured city.

 

 

 

 

5)    He came to Rome with her.

 

 

 

 

6) . He brought his own slaves to Rome with him.

 

 

 

 

7) These girls are the slowest ; those are the fastest.

 

 

 

 

 

8) Her father is also very unwilling.                                                                      page 4

9) She is a much better cook than you. (2 ways for italics)   

                                    coqua, ae

 

 

 

 

 

10)  Having overtaken the very tired soldiers,     we ought to sail as quickly as possible to  Delos.

 

 

 

 

 

Compare the following adjectives and adverbs (as given).   Give all forms :

 

 

good

 

 

 

bad

 

 

 

big

 

 

 

small

 

 

 

often

 

 

 

beautiful

 

 

 

List all the verbs you can think of that take the dative :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                        page 5

is, ea, id vs. reflexive pronoun/ adjective vs. intensive pronoun      (notes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All words of the pronoun declension have __________ in the genitive singular (all genders)

 

 and _________ in the dative singular.  List as many others as you can think of (in addition to  is, ea, id).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translate the underlined word by thinking through the decision steps.  For really good pracitce, do the whole sentence and check the web page for the answers.

 

She 1) herself  showed 2) him the best clothing.

 

1) herself Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

2) him    Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

 

He dared to bring the heavier arms to the shore with him.

 

with him Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

1) That day she gave 2) herself   a name newer than yours.    

 

1)that day  Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

2)herself  Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

                                                                                                                        page 6

This is the easiest thing to believe.

 

this  Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

We dared to send a letter to the overwhelmed lieutenant himself.

 

himself. Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

We crushed him  very easily like  the smallest  bug.

                                                similis, similis, simile                   cimex, cimicis m.

 

him  Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

He doesnÕt know himself very well.

 

himself     Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

He fears to try to defend them.

 

them     Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

Will 1) you take 2) her there ?

 

 1)  you    Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

2)  her    Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

 

Sulla wanted to give them fields and money.

 

 them Is it intensive ?    ______  Same person  as the subject or different ?  _____

 

 Reflexive pronoun or form of is, ea, id ?__________     case ?  _______ actual form _____________

                                                                                                                                    page 7

 

Perfect passive participles are verbal adjectives.  They are quite simply the _______ principal part of a verb in the __________ (name declension) adjective form.  The English equivalent is

__________________________  or simply the shorter______________ (if you can get away with it).

Give the following perfect passive particIples in Latin.  Show all three nominative singulars :

 

having been defended  ____________________________

 

having been believed  ____________________________

 

having been conquered  ______________________________

 

having been called   ______________________________

 

having  been taken   ______________________________

 

known _________________________   burned  _________________________ 

 

taught  _________________________   abandoned    _________________________ 

 

shown  _________________________   found    _________________________

 

recovered   _________________________   sent    _________________________

 

Decline the Ò name having been calledÓ, Òburned  foodÓ,  and Òconquered cityÓ.  On the exam, the nominative singular wonÕt be given as it is below.

NOM     NOMEN   VOCATUM                        CIBUS INCENSUS                    URBS VICTA

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL

 

NOM

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL                     

                                                                                                                        p. 8

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES  give all nominative singulars  and meanings for the following.  Make sure to give (or at least think about) alternate meanings.

Positive                                              Comparative                                     Superlative

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

long                                                                      3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

slow                                                         3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

short                                                                                3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

strange                                                                           3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

wise                                                                                 3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

good                                                                                3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

bad                                                                                   3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

big                                                                                    3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

small                                                                                3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

_________________                    ______________________         ______________________

much                                                                               3 meanings :                                                                 2 meanings :

 

Decline Òlonger road,Ó Òslowest woman,Ó  Òrather strange story,Ó  Òworst  fatherÓ 

NOM  via longior           femina tardissima           fabula mirior                  pater pessimus

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL_________________________________________________________________________

NOM

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL                                                                                                                                                                p.9

PRESENT ACTIVE PARTICIPLES

 

A present active participle functions, like a perfect passive participle, as a verbal

_______________________ or ________________________.

 

How does it decline ? _______________________________________________

 

 

Decline the following (you may need the reverse) :

  shouting girl                     listening boy                               loving mother

NOM                                                        

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL

 

NOM

GEN

DAT

ACC

ABL   

            p.10