Complete the Latin translations with the gerunds listed below.
[a]
[1] A love of reading is good. │ Amor __________ est bonus.
[2] By putting on games the emperor delighted the citizens. │ Lūdōs __________ imperātor cīvēs dēlectābat.
[3] Cicero was famous in the art of speaking. │ Cicerō clārus erat arte __________.
[4] Claudius entered the dining room to have dinner. │ Claudius in trīclīnium ad __________ intrāvit.
[5] Fabius saved the state by delaying. │ Fabius __________ rem pūblicam servābat.
[6] Icarus did not have a fear of flying. │ Īcarus timōrem __________ nōn cēpit.
[7] Is there a danger in running through the streets of the city? │ Estne perīculum in __________ per viās urbis?
[8] She is desirous of seeing you. │ Cupida tē __________ est.
[9] The prince is not suitable for ruling. │ Prīnceps nōn est aptus __________.
[10] The sailors were preparing the ship for sailing. │ Nautae nāvem ad __________ parābant.
[11] The soldiers are training to fight. │ Mīlitēs ad __________ exercent.
[12] They saved him by shouting very loudly. │ Clārissimē __________ eum servāvērunt.
[13] Titus came home to sleep. │ Titus ad __________ domum vēnit.
[14] We left our country to live without enmity. │ Nostrā patriā discessimus ad __________ sine inimīcitiā.
[15] We were unhappy in waiting for a very long time. │ Diūtissimē __________ īnfēlīcēs sumus.
cēnandum; clāmandō; cūnctandō; currendō; dormiendum; edendō; exspectandō; legendī; loquendī; nāvigandum; pugnandum; rēgnandō; videndī; vīvendum; volandī
[b] the gerund with causā and grātiā:
[1] On my word, I do not ask it for the sake of defrauding you. │ Neque edepol tē __________ causā poscō (Plautus)
[2] Do not touch any oil by way of use (using) or pilfering │ Oleum nē tangitō __________ causā neque __________ causā (Cato)
[3] … and yet they dared not send ambassadors to Caesar for the purpose of either rejecting or deprecating (protesting; expressing disapproval) │ … neque __________ aut __________ causā lēgātōs ad Caesarem mittere audēbant (Caesar)
[4] That was given me by Nature for the purpose of speaking, not of losing my property │ __________, nōn rem __________ grātiā haec nāta est mihi. (Plautus)
[5] Scipio had sent two legions there to forage │ Hūc Scīpiō legiōnēs duās __________ grātiā mīsit (Bellum Africum)
dēfraudandī (or defrudandī); dēprecandī; dīcendī; frūmentandī; fūrandī; perdendī; recūsandī; ūtendī
