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Postby wm33 » Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:22 pm

Wheelock Key: http://www.textkit.com/greek-latin-foru ... hp?p=10356

Salvete amici,

I have just completed first 5 chaps of Wheelock and have the following queries/comments about the Key you so kindly supplied.

Chap 2
sententiae 7
Could the word order of this sentence (which is taken out of context) allow it to be translated - You order the crowd to avoid me.?

Chap 4
P & R
3 Is it sailor rather than sailors?
6 Is it advise rather than advice?

Chap 5
P & R
5 Is it Delay rather than Leisure?
14 Is it servabis rather than servabitis as question indicates singular.?

Apologies if I appear pernickety but I am trying to make sure I get things right!!


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Re: Wheelock Key queries

Postby benissimus » Mon Mar 08, 2004 5:50 am

Chap 2
sententiae 7
Could the word order of this sentence (which is taken out of context) allow it to be translated - You order the crowd to avoid me.?

It could possibly be as you say, but the given translation is more likely.

Chap 4
P & R
3 Is it sailor rather than sailors?
6 Is it advise rather than advice?

The key does say "sailor" and that is correct.
I chose "plan" for consilium in PR 6, but "advice" is an appropriate choice. "Advise" is not a noun though, so that is not correct.

Chap 5
P & R
5 Is it Delay rather than Leisure?
14 Is it servabis rather than servabitis as question indicates singular.?

"Delay" is a better choice, so I have changed that for clarity.
You are absolutely right about PR14, I should have paid attention to the instructions better :oops:

Apologies if I appear pernickety but I am trying to make sure I get things right!!

Not at all, thanks for helping me improve the key :D
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Postby lsu_knight » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:58 pm

I have a question about Chapter 3, practice and review, #10.
Why is "my friend" translated as mi amici? Shouldn't it be singular in the vocative case, which would be "mea amice"? Please help.
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Postby phil » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:24 pm

'amice' is certainly correct. If you're using Wheelock 6th edition, check the last sentence of the paragraph Comments on Case Endings, p19. That explains why 'mi'.
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Postby lsu_knight » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:39 pm

phil wrote:'amice' is certainly correct. If you're using Wheelock 6th edition, check the last sentence of the paragraph Comments on Case Endings, p19. That explains why 'mi'.


Oh, mea culpa. Thanks.
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Postby benissimus » Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:08 am

It also could never be mea amice because mea is feminine and amice is masculine vocative ;)
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Postby klewlis » Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:59 pm

benissimus wrote:It also could never be mea amice because mea is feminine and amice is masculine vocative ;)


except that I am a girl and want to talk about my male friend. doesn't it work then?

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Postby benissimus » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:43 pm

No, the adjective has to agree with the noun, not the person it is referring to.
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Postby klewlis » Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:54 pm

benissimus wrote:No, the adjective has to agree with the noun, not the person it is referring to.


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i'm just teasing.
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Postby benissimus » Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:50 pm

Don't mess with me like that! :lol:
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Postby klewlis » Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:47 pm

benissimus wrote:Don't mess with me like that! :lol:


why not?? it's fun!! :)
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