Before starting, review indirect statement, future passive periphrastic, ablative absolute, and make sure you understand any corrections on your first paper. Study Comparatives and superlatives.

THAN = quam with the two things being compared in the same case. Or leave out quam and put the word after "than" in the ablative. "He is braver than [his] brother": fortior est quam frater. OR fortior est fratre.

VERY = superlative

DO NOT TRANSLATE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS.  For example "things" is expressed by the neuter plural of the adjective.

Translate into Latin:

1. The life of that man was very bitter.

2. That man thought that his [own] life was very bitter.

3. The light of the sun is dearer than all other [things] to people.

4. People believe that the light of the sun is dearer than all other things to themselves.

5. Life must be lived by us according-to-the-custom  of our ancestors.   (more, ablative of mos, moris = "according to the custom") ("ancestors" = maiores, maiorum)

6. Ancient opinions are not better than our opinions.

7. I have never seen a more handsome man than Marcus.

8. When these [things] and been said and done  by the most powerful kings, we believed that we ourselves must avoid danger and delay.  [see exercise 1-2 for ablative absolute, indirect statement, and future passive periphrastic]

9. What man can be greater than his father?

10. [It] is more difficult to write in Latin  than I had thought.   ("in Latin" =  latine)

11. We saw the highest citizens running from danger.

12. Did Cicero have more wisdom than his brother? ("more wisdom" i.e. "more of wisdom")

13. Do you think that Cicero was wiser than his brother?