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Translate this sentence into English: 'By sailing quickly, Marcus reached the city in five days.'

The English translation would read as: Marcus celeriter navigando ad urbem quinque diebus pervenit.Marcus : this noun (Marcus, -i, (m)) is the subject of the sentence, and therefore is in...

Answered by Lizzie B. Latin tutor
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How does the author make this passage particularly dramatic?

Firstly, it is very important to understand what is going on in the passage - this is the basis from which you can find your points. Once you understand how the Latin in the passage fits together, the fir...

Answered by Douglas L. Latin tutor
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What is an ablative absolute?

An ablative absolute is a phrase made up of a NOUN and a PARTICIPLE in the ablative case. Therefore they both need ablative endings. Use this formula to translate an ablative absolute with a perfect parti...

Answered by Sophie R. Latin tutor
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How do I recognise and translate purpose clauses from Latin to English?

A purpose clause is the part of the sentence which explains why the action in the main verb took place. They are most commonly used in Latin with the word 'ut' or the word 'ne' followed ...

Answered by Alice L. Latin tutor
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How can a comparative sentence be expressed in Latin?

One of the more common ways of expressing comparison in Latin is to use quam + a noun in the same case as the noun which it is being compared to. For example, in the sentence ‘lupus est forti...

Answered by Alice L. Latin tutor
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