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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...

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What is the gerundival attraction?

Although the name sounds scary, it is easier that it seems. In Latin when a gerund has an object, there is a tendency to harmonise the terminations of the two, so the object will agree with the sense of t...

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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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To what extent does Virgil glorify war in Aeneid 10? (20 marker)

In the Aeneid, Virgil presents a dichotomy in his depiction of war; it seems simultaneously a source of glorious heroism, and of barbaric death and suffering. The Aeneid is a reinterpretation of Homer, an...

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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 '...

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