Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
Exercise 7a. Respondē Latīnē = “Answer in Latin”:
1.
Cur Cornelius solus sedet?
2.
Ubi Marcus et Sextus et Cornelia errant?
3.
Quos spectant in agris?
4.
Quis advenit?
5.
Quem nuntius petit?
6.
Cur princeps senatores Romanos ad urbem revocat?
7.
Quis clamat “eugepae”? Cur?
8.
Cur gemit Cornelia?

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
Fill in the missing boxes in the chart below with the appropriate noun (& adj.) endings!
CASE / NUMBER 1 st Declension 2 nd Declension 3 rd Decl.
Primary Gender of
Declension
Pattern of Endings Pattern of Endings Pattern of Endings
Nominative 1 singular - - / - varies
Accusative
1
singular - - -
Nominative
1
plural - - -
Accusative
1
plural
Review:
- - -
1. What does a nominative ending mean on a noun or adjective? (Give at least one reason)
2. What does an adjective? [Give 2 reasons]
ending mean on a noun or
7b. Translate, then locate the direct object (DO) in each sentence, and say whether it is singular (S) or plural (Pl).
Also, locate and adjectives (ADJ), identify the nouns they modify, and say what gender each of these nouns is (M or
F).
1. Cornelius multas epistulas scribit.
2. Pueri magnam arborem in agris vident.
1 Nominative is the ending for subjects and complements; Accusative is for direct objects & objects of motion towards

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
3. Nuntius qui ad pueros venit magnos clamores audit.
4. Magnas voces audit.
5. Nuntius pueros defessos salutat.
6. Princeps senatores Romanos ad urbem revocat.
7. Sextus ad magnam urbem ire vult.
8. Cornelia ad urbem redire non vult quod villam rusticam et amicam vicinam amat.
7c.

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
1. Cornelius wants to write many letters.
Cornelius multas epistulas scrībere vult.
2. Marcus and Sextus watch many slaves working in the fields.
Marcus et Sextus multōs servōs in agris labōrantēs spectant.
3. The messenger greets the boys.
= Puerōs nuntius salutat.
4. The messenger is looking for Gaius Cornelius.
= Gaium Cornelium nuntius petit.
5. The messenger hands over a letter.
= Nuntius epistulam tradit.
6. It is necessary to return to the city immediately.
= Necesse est ad urbem statim redire.
7. Sextus wishes to go to Rome, but Flavia cannot.
= Sextus Romam ire vult, sed Flavia non potest.

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
Fill in the missing boxes in the chart below with the appropriate noun (& adj.) endings!
CASE / NUMBER 1 st Declension 2 nd Declension 3 rd Decl.
Primary Gender of
Declension
Pattern of Endings Pattern of Endings Pattern of Endings
Nominative singular - - / -
Accusative singular - - -
Nominative plural - - -
Accusative plural
Review:
- - -
1. What does a nominative ending mean on a noun or adjective? (Give at least one reason)
2. What does an ending mean on a noun or adjective? [Give 2 reasons]
3. To which declension do the following nouns belong? [Write 1 st
, 2 nd
or 3 rd
.] servus : cēnam : equa : pallās : matrem : canem : puerī : arbor : patrēs : equōs : viae : ancillam :
Martem : Vulcanus : Santa :
Give the Latin for the underline word, and put your response on the blank provided:
ALSO, IN THE MARGIN, GIVE THE CASE NEEDED FOR THE NOUN (Nom. or Acc.)
4. Did you eat the pizza?
(A) pizza (B) pizzam (C) pizzae
(D) pizzās
5. Pizza is my favorite fast food.
(A) pizza (B) pizzam (C) pizzae
(D) pizzās
6. How many pizzas should we order?
(A) pizza (B) pizzam (C) pizzae
(D) pizzās
7. The pizzas here are the best in town.
(A) pizza (B) pizzam (C) pizzae
(D) pizzās
8. The gods are angry at the townspeople and will surely smite them.
(A) deus (B) deum (C) deī (D) deōs
9. The men did not recognize the god, who was in disguise.
(A) deus (B) deum (C) deī (D) deōs

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
10. The men did not recognize the gods, who were in disguise.
(A) deus (B) deum (C) deī (D) deōs
11. Vulcanus , the god of fire, made new weapons and armor for Achilles and Aeneas.
(A) deus (B) deum (C) deī (D) deōs
12. The trees are quite tall and bushy.
(A) arbor (B) arbōrem (C) arbōrēs (D) arbōrēs
13. The neighbors are climbing our tree.
(A) arbor (B) arbōrem (C) arbōrēs (D) arbōrēs
14. The neighbors are climbing our trees.
(A) arbor (B) arbōrem (C) arbōrēs (D) arbōrēs
15. This tree gives off a lot of shade.
(A) arbor (B) arbōrem (C) arbōrēs (D) arbōrēs
16. I do not like big dogs.
(A) magnus canis (B) magnum canem (C) magnī canēs
17. Big dogs scare me.
(A) magnus canis (B) magnum canem (C) magnī canēs
18. The big dog scares me.
(A) magnus canis (B) magnum canem (C) magnī canēs
19. The little dog was chasing the the big dog.
(A) magnus canis (B) magnum canem (C) magnī canēs
(D) magnōs canēs
(D) magnōs canēs
(D) magnōs canēs
(D) magnōs canēs
20. Translation Practice Sentences: a. Mater fīlium videt. = b. Mater fīliam videt. = c. Mater fīliōs videt. = d. Mater fīliās videt. = e. Mater canem videt. = f. Mater canēs videt. = g. Fīliī canem spectant. = h. Fīliae canēs spectant. =

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES
HOMEWORK: Extra sentences (look up any words you don’t know):
1.
Mother is busy now.
2.
Hurray! We are returning to Rome. (remember the verb ending for “we”)
3.
It is not yet light, but father is writing many letters in (his) office. (tablinum)
4.
The messenger is looking for father, who is not here.
5.
Marcus has many friends, who live in Italy.

Latin 1 N ō men
Dr. McGay Ch. 7 sentence exercises. ALWAYS TRANSLATE SENTENCES