CLC 20: Participles in sentences

dominus, cibum amans, coquum laudavit.

• the master praised the cook who liked the food

• the master, liking the food, praised the cook

• the master, who likes the food, praises the cook

• the master liked the food and praised the cook

vir, pecuniam cupiens, ad illum locum festinat

• the man seeking money hurries to that place

• the man who seeks money hurries to that place

• the man who hurries to that place is seeking money

• the man seeking money in that place hurries to it

puerōs multa perīcula timentēs vīdī

• I saw the boys fearing many dangers

• I saw many boys fearing dangers

• I saw the boys who fear many dangers

• the boys who fear many dangers saw me

ancillam nostram villam cūrantem vocavistī

• you called the female slave looking after our house

• the female slave looking after our house called

• the female slave called the person looking after our house

• you called the female slave to look after our house

canem sedēre recusantem vituperabam.

• I was cursing the dog refusing to sit

• I was cursing the dog because it refused to sit

• we were cursing the dogs refusing to sit

• I had cursed the dinner refusing to sit

vulneratōs militēs auxilium petentēs invēnimus

• we found the wounded soldiers seeking help

• the wounded soldiers seeking help found us

• we found the wounded soldiers to give them help

• we found the wounded soldiers who were seeking help from us

custodēs furem obstantem oppugnaverant

• the guards had attacked the thief blocking the way

• the guards blocked the way and attacked the thief

• the guards had attacked the thief who was blocking the way

• the thief blocking the way had attacked the guards

quō sacerdos pompam ducens contendit?

• to where is the priest leading the procession hurrying?

• to where is the priest who leads the procession hurrying?

• to where is the procession leading the priest hurrying?

• to where was the priest leading the procession and hurrying to?

habens multōs amicōs saepe occupatus sum

• I, having many friends, am often busy

• my friends are often busy

• I am often busy because I have so many friends

• my friends, having me, are often busy

prīnceps ad aulam rediens īanuās clausit

• the chief, returning to the palace, closed the doors

• the chief closed the doors of the palace after returning

• the chief, returning, closed the palace doors

• the chief returned to the palace and then closed the doors