NLE advanced poetry

Sunt vōbīs trēs canēs.

• You have three dogs.

• You want three dogs.

• We have three dogs.

• We need three dogs.

Answer explanation

dative reference

Tē nōn decet frātrem pulsāre!

• You are not ashamed

• It is not right for you

• It is not possible for you

• You are not required

Answer explanation

think of the English derivative decorum (proper behavior)

Ascanius per silvās currēbat quasi cervus esset.

• although

• because

• as if

• whenever

Answer explanation

quasi is a prefix in English meaning "seemingly; apparently but not really" e.g. quasi-intellectual is a person who puts on a fake British accent, carries around Nietzsche and wears fake glasses

Dīdō, ut scīs, fēmina potentissima fuit.

• as you know

• so that you know

• when you may know

• to know

Answer explanation

the other options would be subjunctive constructions, scis is indicative

Turnus timet ut Lāvīnia sē amet.

• that Lavinia will love him

• that Lavinia does not love him

• that Lavinia had never loved him

• that Lavinia loves him

Answer explanation

subjunctive fearing clause, these are weird because ut is what you fear won't happen and ne is what you fear will happen

Equum in urbem moveāmus!

• We are moving the horse into the city!

• We will move the horse into the city!

• We moved the horse into the city!

• Let’s move the horse into the city!

Answer explanation

present subjunctive (wE fEAr A lIAr) is often a hortatory (1st person me/us) or jussive (3rd person him, her, it, them) subjunctive i.e. a soft command "let..."

Magnus numerus lapidum iam cecidit.

• stones

• of stones

• for stones

• to stones

Answer explanation

3rd declension noun -um is genitive plural, partitive genitive

Psychē lūcernam ad marītum aspiciendum accendit.

• looking at her husband

• having looked at her husband

• to look at her husband

• by looking at her husband

Answer explanation

ad + gerund or gerundive shows purpose, this is a gerundive (adjective) as looking at modifies husband

Dīdō Aenēan rogāvit cūr discēderet.

• he had to leave

• he will leave

• he had left

• he was leaving

Answer explanation

indirect question (Dido asked Aeneas why...) with imperfect subjunctive (looks like full infinitive with ending) means everything is happening at the same time in the past i.e. she asked at the same time as he was leaving

Galliā victā, Caesar Rōmam redīre cōnstituit.

• With Gaul as the victor

• With Gaul having been conquered

• With the Gauls conquering

• While conquering Gaul

Answer explanation

ablative absolute with perfect passive participle