Stage 35 - Indirect Statement Worksheet A

A.    List the three elements that signal an indirect statement:

__________________, __________________ & __________________

B.  Underline each indirect statement

C.  Translate each sentence

1.     nuntius, ad ducem currēns, dicit hostēs celerrimē appropinquāre.

2.     dominus credit fugitivōs in fossā latēre quod vestimentum eōrum vidit.

3.     Glabriō mihi scribit Agricolam bellum in Caledoniā contrā ferocissimōs omnium Brittanōrum gerere.

4.  amīcus meus dicit Caledoniōs ferocissimōs omnium Britannōrum esse.

5.  credimus imperātōrem spectaculum ridiculum dāre.

6.  scisne poetam Valerium Martialem hodiē recitāre?

7.  Glabriō Lupō scribit primā horā sē ā clientibus salutārī.

D.  Change each sentence below from a direct to an indirect statement

E.  Translate the indirect statement

1.  Lupus sibi putat, “Glabrio est infelix.”

2.  audiō, “tres Virginēs Vestalēs incestī damnantur.”