Stage 15 Intro to Relative Clauses

​Stage 15
rex Cogidubnus

By Amelia F Beck

Match

Match the Latin to the English.

• multi

• Britanni

• venerunt

• ad

• aulam

many

Britons

came

to

the palace

• many

• Britons

• came

• to

• the palace

Open Ended

Translate the sentence: multi Britanni ad aulam venerunt.

Relative Clauses

A relative clause modifies a noun or pronoun by giving more information about it.

e.g. The student who always did their work passed the class.
The show which was very popular was renewed for another season.

A relative clause starts with a relative pronoun like who or which.

Relative Clauses

In Latin, the relative cause starts with qui, quae, quod (who, which). It matches the noun or pronoun it modifies in gender and number.

femina, quae erat benigna, risit. The woman, who was kind, smiled.
vir, qui erat iratus, clamavit. The man, who was angry, shouted.

Multiple Choice

What is the relative pronoun?: senex, qui sceptrum tenebat, erat rex Cogidubnus.

• senex

• qui

• tenebat

• rex

Translate the following sentence:

senex, qui sceptrum tenebat, erat rex Cogidubnus.

senex; old man
sceptrum; sceptre
teneo, -ere; holds
rex; king

Categorize

Options (9)

tu

qui

quae

is

ego

quod

quem

quam

nos

Organize these options into the right categories

Relative Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Antecedent

The word that the relative pronoun refers back to is called the antecedent, literally meaning "falls before."

femina, quae erat benigna, risit. The woman, who was kind, smiled.
vir, qui erat iratus, clamavit. The man, who was angry, shouted.

Multiple Choice

Which is the relative pronoun?: femina, quae diadema gerebat, erat regina.

• femina

• quae

• diadema

• erat

Multiple Choice

Which is the antecedent?: femina, quae diadema gerebat, erat regina.

• femina

• quae

• diadema

• erat

Translate the following sentence:

femina, quae diadema gerebat, erat regina.

femina; woman
diadema; crown
gero, gerere; wear
regina; queen

Multiple Choice

Which is the relative pronoun?: donum, quod regem valde delectavit, erat equus.

• donum

• quod

• valde

• equus

Multiple Choice

Which is the antecedent?: donum, quod regem valde delectavit, erat equus.

• donum

• quod

• regem

• equus

Translate the following sentence:

donum, quod regem valde delectavit, erat equus.

donum; gift
rex, regis; king
valde; very much
deleco, -are; delights
equus; horse

Multiple Choice

Which is the relative pronoun?: agnus, quem servus ducebat, erat victima.

• agnus

• quem

• servus

• victima

Multiple Choice

Which is the antecedent?: agnus, quem servus ducebat, erat victima.

• agnus

• quem

• servus

• victima

Translate the following sentence:

agnus, quem servus ducebat, erat victima.

agnus; lamb
servus; slave
duco, ducere; lead
victima; sacrifice