Latin 1 – What Fun! Nōmen
Dr. McGaius Ch. 13 Worksheet on the Relative Pronoun. PAGE 1
Woo-Who! Woo-Whose! Woo-Whom!
1. What are the relative pronouns in English for people and for things?
PEOPLE: THINGS:
2. The relative pronoun is one of the few English words that inflects. Decline in English:
Nominative (as subject) à
Genitive (possession) à
Dative (indirect object) à
Accusative (direct object)à
Ablative (with prepostions)à
3. What is the antecedent? (also, what does “antecedent” mean literally)
4. How or whence does a relative pronoun get its gender and number?
5. How do you determine the case for the relative pronoun?
6. Make a rule summarizing #4 and #5 (w/regard to case, number and gender)
7. For the following sentences do (1) bracket off the relative clause, (2) underline the relative pronoun, (3) draw an arrow to the antecedent, (4) give the number and gender of the relative pronoun, (5) give the case needed for the relative pronoun, and (6) give the Latin for the relative pronoun.
a. The billy goat whose bleating kept us up all night is cute.
(4)
(5)
(6)
b. The billy goats whom the geese do not like are cute.
(4)
(5)
(6)
c. The nanny goat who always swims in the water is cute.
(4)
(5)
(6)
d. The billy goat to whom I gave oats yesterday is cute.
(4)
(5)
(6)
e. The nanny goat with whom the horses walked yesterday is cute.
(4)
(5)
(6)
f. I sold five goats to the men who came to market yesterday.
(4)
(5)
(6)
g. My friends, whose names shall be kept secret, have stolen the goats.
(4)
(5)
(6)
h. They were seen taking the goats by travelers whom they met[1] near the bridge.
(4)
(5)
(6)
i. They were headed to the city from which we had just left.
(4)
(5)
(6)
j. There is no end to this story (fabula) which I have been telling. So, we’ll finish it Monday.
(4)
(5)
(6)
VIII. How do you, or how did the Romans, determine the case, number & gender of a relative pronoun? Regurgitate the rule:
IX. Fill in the chart with all of the LATIN forms for the relative pronoun:
CASE / M. sing / F. sing. / N. sing / M. Plural / F. Plural / N. PluralNominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
X. Please give the proper Latin form of the underlined word(s) in each of the sentences below. Include prepositions if they are necessary.
1. The ancient gods helped those who helped themselves. ______
1a. The ancient gods helped the king who was born in Ithaca. ______
2. The soldier, with whom Dad walked, went across the sea. ______
2a. The soldiers, with whom Dad walked, went across the sea. ______
3. The rights (neuter) which we once had have now been lost. ______
3a. The right (neuter) which we once had has now been lost. ______
4. The sons whose fathers are alive will fight for freedom. ______
4a. The son whose father is alive will fight for freedom. ______
5. He is the citizen to whom we entrusted our liberty. ______
5a. They are the citizens to whom we entrusted our liberty. ______
6. The road by which we traveled is bumpy. ______
6a. The roads by which we traveled are bumpy. ______
7. He loved the memory of his mother whom all loved. ______
8. The city (fem.), from which we came, was deserted. ______
8a. The cities (fem.), from which we came, were deserted. ______
9. The city (fem.), in which she was born, is now deserted. ______
10. All the things which he does and says are false! ______
11. All the things which are in that book are false! ______
Fill in the chart with all of the LATIN forms for the relative pronoun:
CASE / M. sing / F. sing. / N. sing / M. Plural / F. Plural / N. PluralNominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Fill in the chart with all of the LATIN forms for the relative pronoun:
CASE / M. sing / F. sing. / N. sing / M. Plural / F. Plural / N. PluralNominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Fill in the chart with all of the LATIN forms for the relative pronoun:
CASE / M. sing / F. sing. / N. sing / M. Plural / F. Plural / N. PluralNominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
[1] Remember that the compound verb occurro takes a dative, not an accusative.