Year 8
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise relative clauses by translating the second part of Dido and Aeneas' story. Despite his love for Dido, Aeneas is reminded of his pietas (religious duty) to found Rome in Italy.
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7 Questions
Q1.
1. Match the grammatical term to "who" in this sentence: 'I found the man, who took my dog.'
antecedent
relative clause
Q2.
1. Match the grammatical term to "man" in this sentence: 'I found the man, who took my dog.'
relative clause
relative pronoun
Q3.
2. Which THREE of these words are Latin relative pronouns?
quid
quoque
Q4.
3. What TWO things can quod mean?
what
who
why
Q5.
4. What does the following sentence mean: rex, qui sedet, cives salutat?
The king, who greets the citizens, sits.
Q6.
5. What does the following sentence mean: rex cives, qui sunt laeti, salutat?
The king's citizens, who are happy, greet.
Q7.
6. What does the following sentence mean: rex, quod fessus est, dormit?
The king, who is tired, sleeps.
9 Questions
Q1.
In the following sentence is the word 'who' a relative clause, an antecedent or a relative pronoun? 'Dido, who was queen of Carthage, rescued Aeneas.'
antecedent
relative clause
Q2.
In the following sentence is 'who was the queen of Carthage' a relative clause, an antecedent or a relative pronoun? 'Dido, who was queen of Carthage, rescued Aeneas.'
antecedent
relative pronoun
Q3.
In the following sentence is 'Dido' a relative clause, an antecedent or a relative pronoun? 'Dido, who was queen of Carthage, rescued Aeneas.'
relative clause
relative pronoun
Q4.
2. What TWO things can qui/quae mean?
because
what
why
Q5.
3. What TWO things can quod mean?
what
who
why
Q6.
4. What does the following sentence mean: deus, qui nuntium misit, erat iratus?
The god, who was angry, sent a messenger.
Q7.
5. What does the following sentence mean: ego urbem, quae est tua, dedi?
My city, which is your, I gave.
Q8.
6. What does the following sentence mean: uxor periculum timebat, quod maritus discedebat?
The wife was afraid of the danger, which her husband was leaving.
Q9.
7. (Optional) What does pietas mean?
homecoming
special quest