Participial Phrases from Book 6

Identify the underlined participle in each excerpt from the Aeneid. You must use this format: "tense voice participle." Then choose the correct translation for the excerpt.

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1. sīc fātur lacrimāns

Your Identification: 

thus he speaks while weeping
having wept, he speaks thus




2. iuvenem manus ēmicat ardēns aciem

Your Identification: 

the band of young men darts forth having burned eyes
the band of young men darts forth burning




3. quaerit pars sēmina flammae abstrūsa in vēnīs silicis

Your Identification: 

part seeks the seeds of flame hiding in the veins of flint
part seeks the seeds of flame hidden in the veins of flint




4. pars inventa flūmina mōnstrat

Your Identification: 

part, having found the rivers, points them out
part points out the rivers that are being found
part points out the rivers that have been found
part points our the rivers that they are finding




5. Aenēās horrendae procul sēcrēta Sibyllae petit

Your Identification: 

Aeneas, bristling from afar, seeks the secrets of the Sibyl
Aeneas, having bristled from afar, seeks the secrets of the Sibyl
Aeneas from afar seeks the Sibyl's secrets, which have been bristled at
Aeneas from afar seeks the secrets of the Sibyl, who must be bristled at




6. Daedalus pennīs ausus sē crēdere caelō

Your Identification: 

Daedalus, having dared to entrust himself to the sky
Daedalus, daring to entrust himself to the sky
Daedalus, having been dared to entrust himself to the sky
Daedalus, being dared to entrust himself to the sky