Pronouns Worksheet - KEY

The relative pronoun and interrogative pronoun forms are identical to each other except that:

• The nominative singular forms are qui quae quod when the pronoun is relative and quis quis quid when it is interrogative.
• The accusative singular feminine and neuter forms are quam and quod when the pronoun is relative and quem and quid when it is interrogative.

All other forms are identical. Answers are bold face and underlined.

Give the Latin pronoun for the underlined word or phrase:

1. This is my friend to whom I gave this book. cui
2. To whom have I given the book? cui
3. With whom are you going to the game? quocum
4. Have you met my friend with whom I am going to the game? quocum
5. Whose pen do you have? cuius
6. John, whose pen I borrowed, was waiting for me. cuius

Give the Latin pronoun for the underlined word or phrase:

1. Hannibal, who was a lifelong enemy of Rome, provoked the second Punic War. qui
2. Who provoked the second Punic War? quis
3. Rome acquired Sicily which was her first overseas territory. quae (Sicilia is feminine)
4. What was Rome's first overseas territory? quid
5. What had Rome absorbed as her first overseas territory? quid
6. Whom had Scipio overwhelmed in the second Punic War? quem
7. It was Hannibal whom Scipio had overwhelmed in the second Punic War. quem

What did you notice about numbers 12 and 13? They are the same.

For the following English sentences, underline the main clause and circle the relative clause. Write down the antecedent and relative pronoun. If the sentence were in Latin, what would be the case, number, and gender of the antecedent? What would be the case, number, and gender of the relative pronoun? Analyze each word in each sentence. Key note: Main clauses are underlined, relative clauses are in bold type. Answers are bold face and and underlined.

1. Many men were in the streets which were not lit well.

• antecedent streets, case ablative, number plural, gender feminine
• relative pronoun which, case nominative, number plural, gender feminine
• What are the other nouns in the sentence? men
• What case would each be? nominative
• What tense in Latin would the verb were be? imperfect
• What person and number in Latin would the verb be? plural 3rd person

2. Have you seen that beautiful litter in which that huge man was riding?

• antecedent litter, case acc, number singular, genderfeminine
• relative pronoun which, case ablative, number singular, gender feminine
• What other noun(s) are in the sentence? man
• What case would each be? nominative
• What tense would the verb have seen be? perfect;
• What person and number would the verb be? second person singular or plural - 'you' does not distinguish
• What tense would the verb was riding be? imperfect
• What person and number would the verb be? 3rd sing