Chapter 16_Grammar Flashcards
What is a relative clause?
a dependent clause that functions as a noun informing the reader about a person, place, thing, or idea
What are the English relative pronouns?
who, whose, whom, which, that
What is an antecedent?
It is the noun that the pronoun refers back to (Example: “Mike, who is great, is my father.”; “Mike” is the antecedent of “who.”)
In Latin in what ways must a relative pronoun agree with its antecedent?
- It must agree in number and gender
2. It does not need to agree in case
What is the paradigm for the relative pronoun for the singular?
quī quae quod cūius cūius cūius cui cui cui quem quam quod quō quā quō
What is the paradigm for the relative pronoun for the plural?
quī quae quae quōrum quōrum quōrum quibus quibus quibus quōs quās quae quibus quibus quibus
What does an expression of cause mean?
The reason for an action, circumstance, or feeling (“I am mad because you ate my food.” “I ran because I am in a hurry.”)
What are the three main ways that Latin can show cause?
- prepositional phrases
- Ablative
- causā or grātiā + Genitive word
What are the two prepositional phrases that show cause in Latin?
- ob or propter + accusative
2. dē or ex + ablative