If a comparison is made with quam, rewrite the quam phrase as an ablative of comparison, and vice versa. Then translate.
hostēs nostrī ferociorēs quam nōs erant. quam nōs > nōbīs; “Our enemies were fiercer than we.”
frātrēs dīcunt matrem nostram sapientiorem patre esse. patre > quam patrem; “(My) brothers say that our mother is wiser than (our) father.”
mīlitibus victīs, iter longius proeliō fēcimus. (proelium, -ī, n. - “battle”) After the soldiers were defeated, we made a journey longer than the battle.
Superlative Adjectives
Form the superlative of the given adjective in the given gender, case, and number.
fortis, forte - masculine dative plural fortissimīs
Irregular Adjectives
Identify the degree of each adjective in the following sentences and translate.
mater nostra cēnam maximam quam vīdimus parāvit. maximam - superlative; “Our mother prepared the biggest dinner that we have seen.”
carmen novum eius pēius priōre est. novum - positive; pēius and priōre - comparative; “His new song is worse than the previous one.”
puella cui rōsam dedī simillima mihi erat. simillima - superlative; “The girl to whom I gave a rose was most similar to me.”
Adverb Degree
Identify the degree of each adverb in the following sentences and translate.
cum ferōcius pugnārēmus, tamen victī sumus. ferōcius - comparative; tamen - positive; “Although we fought more fiercely, nevertheless we were conquered.”
rex epistulam celerrimē scripsit. celerrimē - superlative; “The king wrote the letter very/most quickly.”
illum magnopere amō. utinam mē amet! magnopere - positive; “I love that man greatly. If only he would love me!”
carmina haec facile didicistī. facile - positive; “You learned these songs easily.”