LatinII.Participle.Infinitive.Ablativeabsolutepractice

The ablative absolute is in the ______ case.

• Dative

• Nominative

• Ablative

• Genitive

Which one is NOT a possible ablative absolute pairing?

• Ablative + participle

• Ablative + adverb

• Ablative + noun

• Ablative + adjective

Which pairing is the most common?

• Ablative + participle

• Ablative + adverb

• Ablative + adjective

• Ablative + noun

A comma always sets off an ablative absolute. True/False

• Verum

• Falsum

leone viso

• with the lion having been seen

• with the lion being seen

• with the lion about to be seen

HIS VERBIS AUDITIS, discipuli periculum intellexerunt.

• Who heard these words

• These words shall be heard

• After these words had been heard

• You heard these words

IANUIS TEMPLI APERTIS, cives statim intraverunt.

• While the doors of the temple were opening

• The temple had opened its doors

• To open the doors of the temple

• After the doors of the temple had been opened

gladiatore pugnato

• with the gladiator about to fight

• with the gladiator fighting

• with the gladiator having been fought

FURE PREHENSO

• with the thief having been seized

• after the thief was seized

• with the thief seizing

• to seize the thief

militibus profecturis

• with the soldiers about to set out

• with the soldiers setting out

• with the soldiers having set out