Latin 101: Graded Homework

I. Adjective agreement   Make the adjective agree with the noun (first blank), then translate the phrase (second blank).  (Step one: what gender, number and case is the noun?  Step two: give the adjective the same gender, number and case.) (Note: the forms in the parentheses are the dictionary form, not the choices.) 

1. cervïs __territis_ (territus, -a, -um) ___terrified deer____

2. virös ___beatos______ (beatus, -a, -um) ____happy men_____

3. magisträ __placida___ (placidus, -a, -um) ___calm teacher____

4. ursus __ferus__ ferus, -a, -um) _____wild bear______

5. stilös ___longos___ (longus, -a, -um) ____long pencils/pens_______

6. ___paucae___ fëminae  (paucï, -ae, -a) ___a few women____

7. __alius___ locus (alius, -a, -ud) ____another place/ other place____

8. cervum ____territum___ (territus, -a, -um) ____terrified deer_____

9. agricolam ___magnum___ (magnus, -a, -um) ____big farmer____

10. silväs  __pulchras__ (pulcher, -chra, -um) ____big forests____

II: Dictionary Form  For each underlined word, give the full dictionary form and meaning as used in the sentence. 

Plinius fäbulam dïcit virïs saevïs quï in lupös vertunt.  virï per aquam natant et ad locum desertum veniunt et ibi së in lupös vertunt.  cervös et aliäs bestiäs edunt.  sï aliös virös interficiunt, vïtam hümänam nön vivunt.

Latin dictionary form

English meaning in sentence

1. fabula, -ae  f

story

2. de + abl.

about, concerning

3. saevus, -a, -um

cruel, savage

4. se

themselves 

5. verto, -ere, verti, versus

they turn

6. locus, -i  m

place

7. ibi

there

8. cervus, -i  m

deer

9. alius, -a, -ud

other

10. interficio, -ere, -feci, -fectus

they kill

11. humanus, -a, -um

human

12. vivo, -ere, vixi, victum

they live

Notes: Part I number 9: agricolam magnum: agricola is first declension but masculine, so adjectives that go with it are masculine. 

Part 2 number 4: se.  It can mean himself, herself, or themselves, but in this sentence it means themselves.  ON a quiz this would be a minor issue.