Participles

Gerundives

Can you identify these artifacts from everyday life?
"Machina" means something with moving parts.

Quid est...
The following gerundive constructions are actually
artifacts from everyday life TODAY!

Alternate ways to use this material:

1. Translate the phrases individually
2. Group activity: Contest between two or more groups to see which group has the highest percentage correct
3. Quick response game... Family Feud style perhaps
   1. res ad fumum sentiendum
   2. machina ad residua cenarum destruendam
   3. locus ad lignum igne cremandum
   4. machina ad aquam bibendo calefaciendam
   5. machina ad cibum undis parvissimis coquendum
   6. machina singula ad musicam audiendam
   7. vehiculum ad multos homines per viam quattuor aut sex rotis movendas
   8. machina ad portam carri loci aperiendam
   9. machina ad vestimenta purganda
   10. machina ad pondera hominum monstranda
   11. machina ad homines excitandos
   12. machina ad frutas in sucum convertendas
   13. machina ad vehicula in via coercenda
   14. machina ad cibos frigore conservandos
   15. domo relicto, machina ad mandata vocantium recipienda
   16. machina ad barbam faciei removendam
   17. machina ad pecuniam dandam (casu = by chance)
   18. machina ad herbam caedendam
   19. machina ad capillos siccandos
   20. machina occulta ad sermones hostium audiendos
   21. machina ad nives tollendas (tolendas = removendas)
   22. machina ad literras scriptas ipsas statim mittendas
   23. machina ad plures homines viis ferreis movendos
   24. machina ad homines capiendos in area ab una urbe ad alteram urbem
   25. machine ad hominem monendum quod aliquis eius carrum capere temptat

Answer Key

Gratias: Tom Hayes, William Hall H.S. for the idea!

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