Chapter 37, Drill e: Drill, use of participial phrases either modifying nouns which are grammatically part of the sentence or as ablative absolutes, as appropriate. (More.)

In each Latin sentence, put the participial phrase (noun + rest of phrase + participle) into the correct case. They are nominative as given but may need to be some other case.

Examples:
(Caesar a Bruto interfectus) in gradibus iacebat. Answer: Caesar a Bruto interfectus: since Caesar is the subject of the sentence, the participle merely modifies it.

(Caesar a Bruto interfectus) Brutus et comites fugerunt. Answer: Caesare a Bruto interfecto: since Brutus is the subject of the sentence, and it could be no other grammatical use in the sentence, it's an ablative absolute.)

1. (proelium commissum) legatus interfectus est.
2. (sol oriens) milites se paraverunt.
3. Brutus (milites convocati) imperavit ut fortiter pugnarent.
4. (milites currentes) se exercebant.
5. (bella gesta) Romani pacem cupiebant.
6. (haec visa) Quintus gaudebat.
7. Brutus (cladem passus) se interfecit.
8. (multi milites interfecti) Romani fugerunt.
9. (milites interfecti) a comitibus laudati sunt.
10. (Quintus de periculo cogitans), Pompeius occurrit.
11. legatus nuntiavit (proelium commissum) .
12. propter (clades accepta), hostes fugerunt.

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