Unit 10: Anticipatory Questions Notes 10.3

Learning Goals: By the end of the lesson students will be able to: 1.Understand the concept of anticipatory questions in both Latin and English. 2.Recognize and create the clues for a “yes” question. 3.Recognize and create the clues for a “no” question. 4.Translate words, phrases and sentences that use anticipatory questions.

Do you remember…? Sometimes questions are begun by a question word such as Who? Which? Why? Simple questions are manufactured by adding the syllable –ne onto the end of the 1 st word of the sentence. To translate the question, the subject and verb/helping verb are inverted.

The Anticipatory Question The anticipatory question is called this because the speaker/writer is expecting a particular response. Sometimes he wants the answer to be “yes” and sometimes he wants the answer to be “no.” There is no guarantee that the response will be what he wants, but the way the question is phrased gives the clue of which response is expected.

The “Yes” Question: English In English one thing we can do is add a “hook” phrase to the end of the question that restates the inverted subject and helping verb with the addition of “not.” You thought that movie was awful too, didn’t you? We’re going home now, aren’t we? You’ve had enough, haven’t you? A simpler thing we can do in English is make the verb negative and then invert the subject and verb. Didn’t you think that movie was awful too? Aren’t we going home now? Haven’t you had enough?

Latin simplifies this process greatly. To create a question where the speaker/writer is expecting a “yes” answer, simply begin the question with the word Nonne. Nonne frigidus es? You are cold, aren’t you? Aren’t you cold? Nonne puellae in agris ambulant? The girls are walking in the fields, aren’t they? Aren’t the girls walking in the fields? Nonne donum puerō emebant? They were buying the boy a gift, weren’t they? Weren’t they buying the boy a gift? The “Yes” Question: Latin

If a speaker wants the answer to be “no” he makes the verb negative, and then adds the “hook” phrase at the end which is positive. You didn’t think that movie was awful, did you? We’re not going home now, are we? You haven’t had enough, have you? Another way to phrase this is to use the word “surely” and a negative verb to indicate exasperated surprise without a question. Surely you didn’t think that movie was awful! Surely we’re not going home! Surely you haven’t had enough! The “No” Question: English

To create a question where the speaker/writer is expecting a “no” answer, simply begin the question with the word Num. Num frigidus es? You aren’t cold, are you? Surely you aren’t cold! Num puellae in agris ambulant? The girls aren’t walking in the fields, are they? Surely the girls aren’t walking in the fields! Num donum puerō emebant? They weren’t buying the boy a gift, were they? Surely they weren’t buying the boy a gift! The “No” Question: Latin

Let’s see them altogether: Sentence: Puellae in agris ambulant. The girls are walking in the fields. Simple Question: Puellaene in agris ambulant? Are the girls walking in the fields? Yes Question: Nonne puellae in agris ambulant? Aren’t the girls walking in the fields? No Question: Num puellae in agris ambulant? The girls aren’t walking in the fields, are they?

My level of understanding Check for understanding 4 I understand the concepts of anticipatory questions, I can recognize them when I see them, AND I can create anticipatory questions In Latin and in English without my notes. 3 I understand the concepts of anticipatory questions, I can recognize them when I see them, AND I can create anticipatory questions In Latin and in English with my notes. 2 I understand the concepts of anticipatory questions AND I can recognize anticipatory questions when I see them in Latin and in English. 1 I understand the concepts of anticipatory questions. Quid agis? How are you doing?

Class Practice 10.3 Translate the following: 1.Servine firmi murum idoneum circum agrum frumenti ponebant? 2.Nonne servi firmi murum idoneum circum agrum frumenti ponebant? 3.Num servi firmi murum idoneum circum agrum frumenti ponebant? Circum + Acc. = around