Chapter 1 Grammar

Question 1

What are relative pronouns and give an example?

Answer 1

Qui = who, words linking two facts about a person of thing.

Question 2

When you see a relative pronoun…

Answer 2

It is the start of a new phrase, so you can create a line before it.

Question 3

Superlatives are…

Answer 3

Big, Bigger, Biggest.

Question 4

An adjective ending in -er e.g. Bigger would end with…

Answer 4

ior

Question 5

An adjective ending in -est e.g. Biggest would end with…

Answer 5

issimus

Question 6

What are time clauses…

Answer 6

Clauses indicating when something happens.

Question 7

When there is a new time clause in the sentence…

Answer 7

Beginning of new phrase.

Question 8

What are connecting relatives?

Answer 8

Relative pronoun starts the sentence but has no English term.

Question 9

Example of connecting relatives…

Answer 9

Quos, Quae = them, these things.

Question 10

What are the two meanings of quod?

Answer 10

Relative = because
connecting relative = this.

Question 11

What is the purpose of a subjunctive…

Answer 11

Potential
Deliberative Questions
Purpose Clauses
Wishes for Future
Jussive
Relative Clauses
Indirect Questions

Question 12

How to spot a present subjunctive…

Answer 12

Vowel change

Question 13

How to spot an imperfect subjunctive…

Answer 13

The infinitive is in the imperfect subjunctive

Question 14

How to spot a perfect subjunctive…

Answer 14

Look for R or Sim

Question 15

How to spot a plu-perfect subjunctive…

Answer 15

V and Isse or Esse

Question 16

What are the two types of purpose clauses?

Answer 16

Primary
Historic

Question 17

What is a primary purpose clause made of?

Answer 17

Present + Future perfect (have)

Question 18

What is a historic purpose clause made of?

Answer 18

Imperfect, perfect, pluperfect.

Question 19

How to translate a potential subjunctive?

Answer 19

‘we might go” or “they might escape”

Question 20

How to translate a primary purpose clause?

Answer 20

X will do something to do this.

Question 21

How to translate a historic purpose clause?

Answer 21

X has done something to do this.

Question 22

How to translate a Deliberative Question subjunctive?

Answer 22

What am I to do? Where should I go?

Question 23

How to translate Wishes for Future subjunctive?

Answer 23

If only … I wish… Please be…

Question 24

How are direct commands formed and how do you translate them?

Answer 24

Ordering word + infinitve

Question 25

How are negative direct commands formed?

Answer 25

Using Nego or Nolli

Question 26

What are Fearing Clauses?

Answer 26

A verb of fearing followed by an object or an infinitive.

Question 27

What is important to remember in fearing?

Answer 27

The not and not not are confusing.
Ne = that
ut = not that
ne. non = that not.

Question 28

What is required in an indirect question?

Answer 28

A verb of asking/thinking
Question word
Subjunctive
No question mark.

Question 29

What are result clauses?

Answer 29

Words like ut and tam to tell what is going on.
e.g. the girls ran so fast that they made it to dinner.

Question 30

What is important to spot in a result clause?

Answer 30

Short words starting with a t,
Or ut
Or adeo
Or ita

Question 31

How to find the future subjunctive…

Answer 31

Look for Ur and sin/essem.