Chapter 29
Relative Clauses
Sextus est puer strennus qui saepe in
agris et in horto currit.
qui is the relative pronoun –
nominative, subject of the clause
puer is the antecedent –
masculine and singular
Other qu- Words
Indefinite adjective quidam,
s. a certain ,
Homo quidam . . .
pl. some
A certain man . . .
Interrogative pronouns
Quis . . . ? Who . . .?
Quid
. . . ? What . . . ?
Sed quid accidit?
But what is happening?
Causal conjunction quod, because –
may also be a relative pronoun but then it
will be preceded by a neuter singular noun
. . . quod servi iam sellas in aliam viam tulerant.
. . . because the slaves had carried the sedan
chairs into another street.
Exclamatory adverb
Quam . . . ! How . . . !
Quam neglentes estis!
How careless you are!
Interrogative adjective – same forms as the
relative pronoun
Qui vir est ille?
What man is that?
Quae femina est ille? What woman is that?
Indefinite Adjectives - s. a certain , pl. some
nom:
gen:
dat:
acc:
abl:
masc.
quidam
cuiusdam
cuidam
quendam
quodam
fem.
quaedam
cuiusdam
cuidam
quandam
quadam
neut.
quoddam
cuiusdam
cuidam
quoddam
quodam
masc.
fem.
quidam
quaedam
quorundam quarundam
quibusdam quibusdam
quosdam
quasdam
quibusdam quibusdam
neut.
quaedam
quorundam
quibusdam
quaedam
quibusdam
Activity 1 – In the story on page 11, locate eight relative pronouns
and explain why the particular gender, number and case
are used.
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________
Activity 2 – Identify relative pronouns, quod causal, quam exclamatory,
indefinite adjectives, interrogative adjectives and interrogative
pronouns. Then translate.
1.
Aurigae, quorum equi sunt celerrimi, non semper
vincent.
2.
Quam obesus est homo qui in lectica librum legit!
3.
Quis Aureliae crines pectebat?
4.
Quam ingens est Circus! Quis tantum aedificium
umquam vidit?
5.
Aurelia irata erat quod ancillae neglegenter crines
curabant.
6.
Quae femina glires emere vult?
7.
Porcum quendam in via vidi.
8.
Ancillae quaedam crines Aureliae curabant.
9.
Hanc urbem, in qua habitamus, valde amamus.
10.
Quem poetam in via vidisti?
11.
Mercatori, qui glires vendit, Aurelia pecuniam
dabit.
12.
Cives, quorum clamores audivimus, aurigas
spectabant.