How can I better my Verse Unseen translation?

There are several crucial steps to becoming stronger at Latin Verse Unseen. Firstly, look at the structure of every sentence and find the verb first: the verb will tell you whether your subject is singular or plural. After that, you can quickly annotate the number, case and gender of every noun and adjective in the sentence. Before this, however, it is crucial to know all noun declensions, principal parts and conjugations by heart: start with the most commonly used verbs in Latin and then progress onto irregular forms. Having found the verb and the nominative, find the accusative; then look for 'other bits' - datives, ablatives, genitives that might add to the meaning.As Ovid is the typical source of Verse Unseens, it is very important to practice translating Ovid regularly; there are several idioms, structures and themes that Ovid commonly uses. Also, by reading Ovid's poem in English, you might know the story already; this will, for sure, calm you in the exam.

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