Friday, May 13, 2005

Beginners: North and Hillard, Exercise E



Factitive verbs; verbs govern two acc.



  • 1. He killed himself with his own sword.


  • 2. He has a garden which was given him by his friend.


  • 3. He bought the house for himself and his wife.


  • 4. I have never seen him himself, but I have seen his children.


  • 5. His children ask him for bread, which he cannot give them.


  • 6. He has given his children the bread which they asked him for.


  • 7. They have ships and sailors, but they have not many harbours.


  • 8. He wished to conceal his opinion from me, but I asked his friends.


  • 9. You Gauls fear Caesar and his army.


  • 10. He led his army against the Gauls, and took their camp.


  • 11. The citizens themselves wished to make him consul.


  • 12. We have many friends, whom we do not often see.


  • 13. I myself will give you his sword.


  • 14. We ourselves have many ships.


  • 15. He himself gave me his sword.


  • 16. I killed him, because he wished to make himself king.


  • 17. I had many friends once, but now I have few.


  • 18. I asked you for their bread.


  • 19. They gave us their sailors and ships.


  • 20. We ourselves have been taught many things by him.


Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Beginners: North and Hillard, Exercise D



Questions; use of relative



  • 1. Who saw the man, who killed the king?


  • 2. Did you, where were present, see him?


  • 3. Did not Marius, the Roman general, conquer the Teutones?


  • 4. He was not killed by the enemy, was he?


  • 5. Has he lost the presents which you gave him?


  • 6. What general conquered the Teutones?


  • 7. What did you buy for your brother?


  • 8. I have lost the book which I bought for my brother.


  • 9. Whose son are you?


  • 10. Were you not present?


  • 11. Surely he did not say that?


  • 12. What name is dearest to you?


  • 13. This is th book that I lost.


  • 14. What cities has he taken?


  • 15. By whom was he killed?


  • 16. Am I not your father?


  • 17. He did not say that, did he?


  • 18. She is not the woman, whose son was present.


  • 19. What city do I see?


  • 20. What man's house have you bought?