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An ablative absolute is a construct very common in Latin. It comes from the verb "absolvo" (to free) and it literally means "a freed ablative" in the sense that it is completely indepe...

As ever, the first step is to find the subject, verb and object of the sentence. The subject is in the nominative case, the object in the accusative case and the verb will agree with the subject in number...

Gaius: Personal name in Nominative singular

Ambulat: 3rd person singular of the verb "ambulo" (intr.)—walk, go 

ad: prep of Accusative 

Agros: Accusative Plural of "age...

The rule for indirect statements in latin is nice and simple - you have to remember to put the subject in the accusative, and the verb in the infinitive. You have to include the subject of the indirect st...

Nouns of the second declension are normally masculine or neuter. 

Masculine:

Singular:

nominative: -us 

genitive: -i 

dative: -o

accusative: -um

vocative: ...