​LATIN

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LATIN SYLLABUS

(These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus)​​

• GRAMMAR:        
• Morphology     :Declensions – Nouns, Pronouns, adjective etc- Conjugation- active, passive, deponent, and irregular verbs, Concord       – Subject, Verb, Noun, Adjective.
• Syntax -Use of Transitive Verbs,  Use of  Intransitive Verbs, Select verbs and adjectives governing specific cases. Adverbial expressions of  time , place.     
• PROSE:
• Gospel according to St. Mathew, chapters 5-8 (Latin Bible :Vulgate)
• The following Latin Stories from J.Van Bogaert, S.J., Latin Exercises  Part II   (Hazaribagh 1960)                         

1. Lupus et canis 
2. Asinus pelle leonis indutus
3. Duo mures       
4. Cervus apud fontem
5. Equus et aper 
6. Agricolae et filii eius
7. Diogenes          
8. Cervus et vaccae ​       

 
POETRY:      
(a)  Vergil, Aeneid 1, 1-22 lines
(b)  Hero et Leander                                                                                                                                          
(c)  Midas et aurum

History of Latin Language and Literature.  
             Text in:

• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia VI(15 th edition ;Chicago:University of  Chicago, 1980): “Latin Language, Literature”, page 71.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia 15(15th edition; Chicago:University of Chicago, 1980), “Historical Survey of Romance Languages”, “Ancient Latin Literature”, page 1033-1036;1094-1011.

TRANSLATION:

• Latin to English         
• English to Latin

LATIN ANSWER KEYS

1. ​​Latin Answer Key (Kerala SET 2012)​