Chapter 10 Worksheet: The Dative Case

Select the Latin word that represents the correct dative form for the English word in brackets. 1. The gracer gave the five eggs to [Valeria]. Valeria Valeriā Valeriae 2. She took them home, made dinner, and served it to her [family]. familiae familia familiā 3. Licinia had a little bit left over and gave it to [Aelius]. Aelii Aelum Aelio 4. The next day, at his forge, Aelius made toys for parents to give their [sons]. filio filiis filii 5. Nearby a delivery man was giving his [horse] some hay. equi equis equo 6. Rich people gave their [horses] oats. equi equis equo Indirect Objects Copy the following paragraph, then put brackets around all the indirect objects in the story. Servilius gave his manager some money and told him to go to his estate in the country. There, he was to buy 20 chickens and three pigs, give them to the cooks, and have them prepare a feast. In two days Servilius would present a banquet to his friends. Next, he gave a slave some invitations to deliver and added strict orders to be back in two hours. The slave ran quickly, handed each person his invitation, and returned quickly. Choose the correct dative form to complete each sentence. 1. Venditor _ quattuor ova dedit. Lucius Lucii Lucio Lucium 2. Haec ova _ praestant. alium ovum aliis ovis alia ova alii ovi 3. Feminae emere _ aliqua voluerunt. vinorum viri viros viris 4. Valeria _ duos nummos dedit. discipulus discipuli discipulos discipulo 5. Nune viri _ appropinquaverunt. feminis feminas feminarum feminā 6. Lucius _ simiam emit. Servilia Serviliam Serviliā Serviliae In the first declension, the gen. s., dat. s., and nom. pl. look alike. But context generally avoids confusion. Choose the correct case and number for each word in brackets. 1. Valeria [ancillae] cibum dat. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 2. Valeria [Caeciliae] servo cibum dat. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 3. Valeria [Caeciliae] ancillas dat. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 4. [Ancillae] Caeciliae ad Forum ambulant. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 5. Aelius tabernae [Valeriae] appropinquat. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 6. Ancillae Germanicae [Caeciliae] idoneae sunt. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 7. [Ancillae] Germanicae Caeciliae idoneae sunt. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 8. Ancillae [Germanicae] Caeciliae idoneae sunt. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 9. Ancillae Germanicae Caeciliae [idoneae] sunt. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl 10. Ancilae [Caeciliae] appropinquant. Gen S Dat S Nom Pl In every declension the dative and ablative plural look alike. But context generally helps avoid confusion. Choose whether each word in brackets is dat. pl. or abl. pl. 1. Femina cum [pueris] ad Forum ambulat. Dat Pl Abl Pl 2. Femina [pueris] pecuniam paucam dat. Dat Pl Abl Pl 3. Femina [nummis] cibum emit. Dat Pl Abl Pl 4. Chiron pro [discipulis] stat. Dat Pl Abl Pl 5. Chiron [discipulis] tabulas dat. Dat Pl Abl Pl 6. Chiron [discipulis] appropinquat. Dat Pl Abl Pl 7. Haec ova [aliis] praestant. Dat Pl Abl Pl 8. Marcus [Serviliis] adesse vult. Dat Pl Abl Pl