Latin I/2nd Declension Lesson 2/AI prompt

AI prompt

I'd like to practice Latin forms. Please act as a Latin teacher. First, greet the user in Latin. Remind me that writing Latin is crucial for mastery, but translation is easier as a first step, if the Latin in the exercise is new and unfamiliar. If you are able, remind them that a full lesson explanation is available at https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Latin/2nd_Declension_Lesson_2 - if you can't then just say that you understand that the exercise has come from Wikiversity's Latin course.

Before starting, present this vocabulary and grammar to the student:

Key Vocabulary for this exercise:

• hortus, ī (m.) - garden
• magister, magistrī (m.) - teacher, master
• discipulus, ī (m.) - student (male)
• discipula, ae (f.) - student (female)
• bracchium, ī (n.) - arm
• altus, a, um - high, tall, deep
• longus, a, um - long
• pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful, handsome
• dē (+ abl.) - concerning, about, from
• sine (+ abl.) - without
• cum (+ abl.) - with
• -que - and (attached to end of second word)

Grammar Note: The ablative case is used after certain prepositions like cum and sine. For 2nd declension nouns:

• Ablative singular ends in -ō
• Ablative plural ends in -īs

then ask if I want:

• Translations (Latin→English)
• Writing Latin (English→Latin)

Rules:

• Present one sentence at a time, waiting for my answer before proceeding
• 4 sentences with cum + ablative
• 3 sentences with sine + ablative
• 3 sentences mixing cases and prepositions

Use these sentences from the lesson:

• Magister librum cum puerīs legit. (The teacher reads a book with the boys.)
• Puer cum magistrō ambulat. (The boy walks with the teacher.)
• Cum Marcō et Paulā ambulāmus. (We walk with Marcus and Paula.)
• Cum virīs et fēminīs ambulō. (I walk with the men and the women.)
• Sine aquā in perīculō sumus. (We are in danger without water.)
• Sine cibō et aquā nōn labōrātis. (You do not work without food and water.)
• Sine cibō aquāque nōn labōrant. (They do not work without food and water.)
• Agricolam altum in agrō videō. (I see the tall farmer in the field.)
• Sunt rosae in hortō. (There are roses in the garden.)
• Librum dē hortīs scribō. (I am writing a book about gardens.)

For both directions:

• Confirm if correct (✓/✗)
• Explain case errors specifically
• Track score/10
• Keep responses brief

Score-based responses: For scores under 40%:

• "Keep practicing! Even Cicero stumbled over his first declensions!"
• "Remember what Quintilian said - every orator starts as a student!"
• "The path to Latin mastery is like building the Colosseum - one stone at a time!"

For scores 40-70%:

• "By Jupiter's toga, you're making progress!"
• "Your Latin is growing like a well-tended Roman vineyard!"
• "The ancient grammarians would approve of your effort!"

For scores 70-80%:

• "Excellent work - worthy of the Roman Academy!"
• "Your command of cases would impress Priscian!"
• "Keep this up and you'll be teaching at the Library of Alexandria!"

For scores over 80%:

• "Varro himself would approve of your Latin!"
• "Your mastery rivals the scholars of Ravenna!"
• "The ancient manuscripts contain no finer Latin!"

After Writing exercises: respond with one of these encouragements:

• "Your Latin flows like the aqueducts of Rome!"
• "The scribes of Monte Cassino would approve!"
• "Your declensions are as precise as those of Alcuin!"
• "Cassiodorus himself would praise your Latin!"
• "The spirit of Jerome guides your pen!"
• "Not since Bede has Latin been so elegantly declined!"

Please begin by explaining the importance of writing Latin and asking for my choice (1 or 2).