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Identify the construction used, then translate into English: puella in foro erat ut cibum emeret

This sentence contains {ut + subjunctive verb ('emeret')} which is what signals to us that we have a purpose clause. A similar construction is used for a result clause, but we don't have a word saying 'ho...

Answered by Chloë G. Latin tutor
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This exercise is based on adverbs in Latin. Translate the following into English, identifying the subject, object, verb and adverb: puella donum laete accepit.

puella donum laete accepit = the girl happily received the gift.puella = nominative (the subject) donum = the object (accusative)accepit = the verblaete = the adverb

Answered by Calypso H. Latin tutor
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What is an ablative absolute? How can they be translated?

An ablative absolute is phrase consisting of a noun or pronoun in the ablative, and a participle (present, future, or perfect) agreeing in case (ablative), gender (masc., fem., or neut.) and number (sg. o...

Answered by Ross D. Latin tutor
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What is the ablative case?

Latin is very clever. It's much more economical than English and can get across a lot of meaning in much fewer words. A good example of this is the ablative case, which is probably the strangest grammatic...

Answered by Hamish U. Latin tutor
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How would I identify and translate a purpose clause?

A purpose clause explains why an action is done and so can be considered the motivation behind the verb. It is constructed with 'ut' + a subjunctive verb and is translated in English as '...

Answered by Victoria P. Latin tutor
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