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How should you translate an ablative absolute?

The first thing to remember is that ablative absolutes are used instead of a subordinate clause, and so usually have a temporal, concessive or causal mea...

Answered by Zach H. Latin tutor
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'The good are rewarded fairly and the bad are punished fairly.' How far do you think this is true in the works of Ovid, Virgil and Plautus you have studied?

The statement may be argued both in favour of and against. In Ovid, the common fate of being punished in classical mythology for doubting the gods is dominant and Niobe is...

Answered by Vasileia K. Latin tutor
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What is a purpose/final clause?

Constructions in Latin are not as terrifying as you may think; it's just a case of learning the grammatical rules for each construction and putting them into practice. 

A <...

Answered by Paige R. Latin tutor
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What is the Sequence of Tenses?

The sequence of tenses explains why subjunctives in subordinate clauses are in the tenses that they are in, and it provides insight into how to translate the clause. Latin has two sequences of tense- p...

Answered by Madison B. Latin tutor
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How do I scan hexameter?

Latin poems are written in a number of forms. Epic, such as Ovid's metamorphoses or Virgil's Aeneid, are written in hexameter. 

When scanning, there are a couple of important terms you ne...

Answered by Gusta M. Latin tutor
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