Practise Translation: The Camel and the River

Practise Translation: The Camel and the River

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the nominative and accusative by translating a fable about a camel and a river.

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8 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is the definition of accusative?
Correct answer: Object - it receives the verb.
Subject - it does the verb.
Q2.
2. Sentences in English go?
Subject Object Verb
Correct answer: Subject Verb Object
Q3.
3. Sentences in Latin go?
Correct answer: Subject Object Verb
Subject Verb Object
Q4.
4. In Latin, what letter do singular accusatives end in?
-a
Correct answer: -m
-us
Q5.
5. Which of the following nouns are accusatives?
amica
amicus
Correct answer: canem
Correct answer: hortum
pater
Correct answer: puellam
Q6.
6. What does 'amicus patrem salutat' mean?
The father greets the friend.
Correct answer: The friend greets the father.
Q7.
7. What does 'mater est irata' mean?
The angry mother is.
Correct answer: The mother is angry.
Q8.
7. What does 'matrem salutat' mean?
Correct answer: She greets the mother.
The mother greets.

12 Questions

Q1.
What does 'nominative' mean?
Object - it receives the verb.
Correct answer: Subject - it does the verb.
Q2.
What does 'accusative' mean?
Correct answer: Object - it receives the verb.
Subject - it does the verb.
Q3.
In English, what is the correct word order of sentences?
Subject Object Verb
Correct answer: Subject Verb Object
Q4.
In Latin, what is the correct word order of sentences?
Correct answer: Subject Object Verb
Subject Verb Object
Q5.
In Latin, what letter do singular accusatives end in?
-a
Correct answer: -m
-us
Q6.
What does 'camelus aquam portat' mean?
Camel water carries.
Correct answer: The camel carries the water.
Q7.
What is the definition of the following Latin word: ad?
in, into
Correct answer: to, towards
Q8.
What is the definition of the following Latin word: in?
Correct answer: in, into
to, towards
Q9.
What kind of words are 'ad' and 'in'?
adverbs
nouns
Correct answer: prepositions
Q10.
What does 'camelus ad aquam ambulat' mean?
He walks the camel to the water.
Correct answer: The camel walks to the water.
Q11.
What does 'camelus cibum ad aquam portat' mean?
The camel carries the food and water.
Correct answer: The camel carries the food to the water.
The camel carries the water to the food.
Q12.
What is the moral of the fable of the camel and the river?
Try to avoid work if you can.
Correct answer: You cannot avoid necessary work.

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UnitLatin / Nominative and Accusative