L6 Purpose clause translation practice

Select the correct translation of the underlined part of the sentence.

equum vendidit ut pecuniam adquireret.

vendo,vendere,vendidi,vendus - to sell

• The horse was sold

• The horse is sold

• He sold the horse

• They sell the horse

Answer explanation

vendo,vendere,vendidi,vendus - to sell

vendidit - perfect tense

Select the correct translations of the underlined word.

equum vendidit ut pecuniam adquireret.

vendo,vendere,vendidi,vendus - to sell

• to

• in order to/that

• All of these

• so that

Answer explanation

Ut purpose clauses can be translated in any of those ways. The most common is "to".

Select the translation that is NOT correct.

equum vendidit ut pecuniam adquireret.

• so that he might acquire money.

• so that money may be acquired.

• to acquire money.

Answer explanation

pecuniam is acc. sing. direct object

not passive. also not imperfect "might"

Select the correct translation.

Laborat ut liberi alantur.

• She works in order that her children may be fed.

• She works so that she may feed her children.

• She works to feed her children.

Answer explanation

liberi is nom. pl. subject plural.

alantur -3rd per. passive

"might be fed"

Because the subject of both sentences is not the same, you cannot use the translation "to"

Select the correct translation.

Celeriter cucurrit ne caperetur.

• He ran quickly so as not to catch me.

• He ran quickly so that he might be caught.

• He ran quickly to catch up.

• He ran quickly so that he may not be caught.

Answer explanation

ne = not

capio, capere

capiatur is passive

Select the correct translation of the underlined part.

Acriter pugnabamus ut hostes vincerentur.

• They fought fiercely

• We were fighting fiercely

• We were fiercely fought

• They were fighting fiercely

Answer explanation

pugnabamus

-mus = we

-ba- =were ...ing

we were fighting

Select the correct translation of the underlined part.

Acriter pugnabamus ut hostes vincerentur.

• so that the enemies might be conquered.

• to conquer the enemies.

• so that we might conquer the enemies.

• so that they might conquer the enemies.

Answer explanation

ut hostes vincerentur.

so that

vinco, vincere - to conquer

vincerentur - 3rd per. plur. passive

"were being conquered"