Practise Translation: The Tiger Queen
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- In this lesson, we will practise the nominative and accusative even more by translating a fable about a hungry royal tiger and a clever monkey.
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9 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is the definition of nominative?
Object - it receives the verb.
Q2.
2. Match the word order of sentences in Latin:
Subject Verb Object
Q3.
3. In Latin, what letter do singular accusatives end in?
-a
-us
Q4.
4. What does 'camelus aquam portat' mean?
Camel water carries.
Q5.
What is the definition of 'ad' ?
in, into
Q6.
6. What kind of words are 'ad' and 'in'?
adverbs
nouns
Q7.
7. What does 'camelus ad aquam ambulat' mean?
He walks the camel to the water.
Q8.
8. What does 'camelus cibum ad aquam portat' mean?
The camel carries the food and water.
The camel carries the water to the food.
Q9.
9. (Optional) What is the moral of the fable of the camel and the river?
Try to avoid work if you can.
9 Questions
Q1.
The nominative is the...?
Object - it receives the verb.
Q2.
The accusative is the...?
Subject - it does the verb.
Q3.
Sentences in English go?
Subject Object Verb
Q4.
Sentences in Latin go?
Subject Verb Object
Q5.
In Latin, what letter do singular accusatives end in?
-a
-s
-us
Q6.
What does 'tigris simium laudat' mean?
The monkey praises the tiger.
Q7.
What does 'simius tigrem non consumit' mean?
The monkey not eats tiger.
The tiger does not eat the monkey.
The tiger not eats monkey.
Q8.
Why does the adjective 'laetus' end in an -a in the sentences 'tigris est laeta'?
It is the accusative form.
Q9.
(Optional) What is the moral of the fable of the tiger queen?
Always lie to people in power.
Never lie to people in power.