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Locative Case Exercise
Facts About Locatives:
- They specify place where.
- They are used in place of the ablative for the names of cities, towns, small islands and the nouns domus, humus and rus.
- They look like the dative in singular forms and the ablative in all plural forms of third declension nouns.
- They look like the genitive for singular first and second declension nouns.
Translate the Following expressions of place where (N.B.: Some will be ablatives of place where, others will be locatives. Remember which words take the locative!)
| 1. at Rome |
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10. to (towards) Rome |
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| 2. at Carthage |
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11. on Capri |
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| 3. in Britain |
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12. at Troy |
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| 4. in Italy |
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13. at Depranum |
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| 5. in the country (rus) |
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14. at Athens |
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| 6. at Naples |
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15. at Corinth |
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| 7. at Actium |
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16. in Etruria |
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| 8. at Sparta |
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17. at Mycenae |
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| 9. on the ground (humus) |
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18. in Gaul |
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19. at Brundisium |
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Answer Key
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