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1.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Captivos Romanos in castris servabamus.

in

Subject

ACC DO

Captivos Romanos

we

verb

ABL PW

castris

servabamus

preposition

Answer explanation

"We were saving the Roman captives in the camp"

The subject is "We"

"Captivos " is the accusative plural form of the noun "captivus" (captive), and "Romanos" is the accusative plural form of the adjective "Romanus" (Roman). Acc DO

"in castris" is a prepositional phrase that means "in the camp." "in" is the preposition, and "castris" is the ablative plural form of the noun "castra" (camp). ABL PW

"servabamus" is the verb of the sentence and is in the imperfect tense. It is the first-person plural form of the verb "servare" (to save). It i

2.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Cras, frater, navigabis trans mare ad patriam nostram.

preposition

frater

Subject

patriam

Vocative

trans

ACC PTW

navigabis

verb

you

Answer explanation

"Tomorrow, brother, you will sail across the sea to our homeland."

- Cras: adverb "tomorrow."

-frater: noun "brother." Vocative

-navigabis: verb in the second person singular, future tense. "navigare" means "to sail." The "-bis" ending indicates the future tense

-trans: This is a preposition that means "across" or "beyond."

-mare: noun "sea." It is the object of the preposition "trans."

-ad: preposition "to" or "toward."

-patriam: noun "homeland" or "native land." It is the object of the preposition "ad" and indicates the destination of the sailing.

-nostram: adjective "our." It agrees with the noun "patriam" in gender, number, and case

3.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Occupavistine equum meum in itinere?

ABL PW

itinere

perfect tense

equum

ACC DO

occupavisti

preposition

in

Answer explanation

"Have you occupied my horse on the journey?"

-"Occupavistine" is the second-person plural form of "occupare," "to occupy" or "to seize."

-"Equum" accusative singular DO "horse."

-"Meum" "mine."

-"In itinere" "on the journey" ABL PW

4.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Post proelium milites cum celeritate ad castra arma portaverunt.

ACC PTW

arma

NOM SUB

castra

ACC DO

milites

3rd P.Pl

portaverunt

ABL MANNER

celeritate

Answer explanation

Translation: "After the battle, the soldiers carried the weapons to the camp with speed."

-"Post" is a preposition after.

-"proelium" noun "battle." It is in the accusative case

-"milites" noun "soldiers." It is in the nominative plural case, it is the Subject of the sentence

-"cum" preposition "with."

-"celeritate" noun "speed" Abl Manner

-"ad" preposition "to" or "towards."

-"castra" noun "camp." accusative PTW

-"arma" noun "weapons."

accusative case DO

-"portaverunt" verb "carried" It is in the third person plural, SVA with "milites" (soldiers)

5.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Sorores ducis in via diu ambulabant.

NOM SUB

via

GEN POSS

ducis

ABL PW

diu

for a long time

sorores

Imperfect

ambulabant

Answer explanation

Translation: "The sisters of the duke were walking in the road for a long time."

-ambulabant: This is the third-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb "ambulare," "to walk."

- Sorores: This is the nominative plural form, Nom SUB - SVA with ambulabant

-ducis: genitive singular POSS

-in via: This is a prepositional phrase consisting of the -preposition "in" ABL PW

-diu: adverb "for a long time"

6.

MATCH QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Imperator spectabat hostium castra in monte.

ACC DO

hostium

NOM SUB

monte

verb

imperator

ABL PW

castra

GEN POSS

spectabat

Answer explanation

Translation: The emperor was watching the camp of the enemy in the mountain.

-spectabat: Verb, indicative imperfect, third person singular. "he was watching" and agrees with the subject "imperator."

- Imperator: Noun, nominative case, singular, SUB - SVA with -spectabat

-hostium: Noun, genitive POSS plural.

-castra: Noun, accusative DO, plural.

-in: Preposition

-monte: Noun, ablative PW singular. "mountain"

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