Year 8
The Present Participle
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will look at the present participle.
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10 Questions
Q1.
In the sentence: 'Aeneas, whom Dido loved, left Carthage for Italy.' Is 'Aeneas' a relative clause, a relative pronoun or an antecedent?
relative clause
relative pronoun
Q2.
In the sentence: 'Aeneas, whom Dido loved, left Carthage for Italy.' Is 'whom' a relative clause, a relative pronoun or an antecedent?
antecedent
relative clause
Q3.
In the sentence: 'Aeneas, whom Dido loved, left Carthage for Italy.' Is 'whom Dido loved' a relative clause, a relative pronoun or an antecedent?
antecedent
relative pronoun
Q4.
What is the grammatical definition of 'whom'?
the neuter form of 'who'
the plural form of 'who'
Q5.
Which of these is correct English?
Anchises, who Aeneas saw in his dreams, warned him to leave Carthage.
Q6.
What TWO things can quem mean?
because
than
who
Q7.
What THREE things can quam mean?
because
who
Q8.
What does the following sentence mean: pater, qui me servavit, timet?
The father, whom I saved, is afraid.
Q9.
What does the following sentence mean: nuntius, quem ego misi, advenit?
The messenger, who sent me, arrived.
Q10.
Why did Aeneas leave Dido?
Carthage was a hostile place.
He did not love her.
She did not love him.