Exercise 8: Lessons 35-36

Uses of the Dative & Jussive Noun Clauses

 

I Forms: write synopses of:

II Translate into Latin, paying special attention to jussive noun clauses (= substantive clauses of purpose) and dative with special verbs (= indirect object with intransitive verbs); distinguish between jussive noun clause and indirect statement. New verbs that take the dative are in bold face; an underlined to introduces a jussive noun clause.

1. Let us spare that old man since he speaks the truth (= true things).

2. If you do not harm us we will not harm you.

3. If he had persuaded them to do it, we would not have lost the city.

4. She urged him to die with honor.

5. When the city was lost [see (if necessary) exercise 1-2], the leader persuaded his father to follow him.

6. Let us warn them to depart as quickly as possible.

7. Let us warn them [that] the enemy is coming.

8. They said [that] this was being done by others.

9. If it must be done, let it be done quickly.

10. He asked why we had not begged them not to harm us.

11. We were not able to persuade many to direct-their-zeal-to  Roman literature. ("direct-one's-zeal-to =studere + dat.)

12. Saying "Paetus, it does not hurt", she gave him the sword in order to persuade him to follow her.  ("Paetus, it does not hurt" Paete, non dolet.)