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Genitives: Possession, Partitive, & Description

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which use of the genitive? The number of students grows each year.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

2.

Which use of the genitive? She broke many of the delicate cups.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

3.

Which use of the genitive? Unfortunately, a man of very little sense is the boss.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

4.

Which use of the genitive? The mother of the boys put them in a basket in the river.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

5.

Which use of the genitive? The citizens were admiring the goddess' beautiful temple.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

6.

Which use of the genitive? puellae summae pulchritudinis per viās ambulābant.

summus, -a, -um highest

pulchritdo, pulchritudinis f. beauty

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

7.

Which use of the genitive? ira deae cotidie augēbat.

ira, irae f. anger; cotidie every day; augeo, augēre to increase

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

8.

Which use of the genitive? multī militum in Britanniā pugnāvērunt.

miles, militis m. soldier

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

9.

Which use of the genitive? paucī virōrum verba audīre poterant.

paucī, paucae, pauca few; verbum, verbī n. word

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

10.

Which use of the genitive? Juno, uxor Iovis, multās aliās feminās non amāvit.

uxor, uxoris f. wife; alius, -a, -um other

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

11.

Which use of the genitive? Latona erat mater Apollonis Dianaeque.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

12.

Which use of the genitive? Daphne auxilium a patre, virō magnae sapientiae, rogāvit.

auxilium, auxiliī n. help; sapientia, sapientiae f. wisdom

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

13.

Which use of the genitive? nuntius victoriam Romanōrum rettulit.

nuntius, nuntiī m. messenger; referō, referre, rettulī, relatus to report 

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

14.

Which use of the genitive? Apollo, whom Cupid's arrow had struck, loved Daphne.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

15.

Which use of the genitive? Phaeton burned part of the earth with his reckless behavior.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

16.

Which use of the genitive? Niobe's arrogant words angered Latona.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

17.

Which use of the genitive? Phaeton did not have enough strength to handle the reins of the sun chariot.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

18.

Which use of the genitive? Apollo loved Daphne, who was a nymph of great beauty.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

19.

Which use of the genitive? Daphne, nympha magnae virtutis, ab Apolline fugit.

nympha, nympae f. nymph; virtus, virtutis f. courage

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

20.

Which use of the genitive? Latona, quae erat mater geminōrum, ad Delos pervenit.

geminus, geminī m. twin

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

21.

Which use of the genitive? in picturā erat puellae magnae pulchritudinis.

pictura, picturae f. painting; pulchritudo, pulchritudinis f. beauty

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

22.

Which use of the genitive? nympha bonī ingeniī sub arbore sedet.

nympha, nymphae f. nymph; ingenium, ingeniī n. character

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

23.

Which use of the genitive? Apollo, sagittās emittēns, septem liberōrum transfixit.

sagitta, sagittae f. arrow; emittō, emittere, ēmīsī, emissus to send out; transfigō, transfigere to pierce

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

24.

Which use of the genitive? Amor puellae crescebat cotidie.

amor, amoris m. love; cotidie every day

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

25.

Which use of the genitive? multī librorum in bibliotheca erant.

liber, libri m. book

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

26.

Which use of the genitive? Vir magnae fortitudinis bellum vicit.

fortitudo, fortitudinis f. courage

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

27.

Which use of the genitive? She broke many of the fragile vases.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

28.

Which use of the genitive? She was a woman of great courage.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

29.

Which use of the genitive? The teacher's patience was admirable.

a)

possession

b)

partitive

c)

description

30.

Which use of the genitive? The king's crown was made of gold.

a)

description

b)

partitive

c)

possession

31.

Which use of the genitive? He drank a cup of water before the race.

a)

description

b)

possession

c)

partitive

32.

Which use of the genitive? The hero of great courage saved the village.

a)

partitive

b)

possession

c)

description