Grammar Flashcards
1
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Cum + Subjunctive
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Use SINCE.
‘Surely you had been angry SINCE since you had been caught destroying the wall?’
2
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Indirect Questions
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‘num’ = ‘whether’ in indirect questions
‘I asked the slave WHETHER he had drunken the wine’
3
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Purpose Clauses
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Used to explain why something was done. Imp. Subj. uses 'ut' = 'in order to' and 'ne' = 'in order not to' 'You were all being taught in order to teach you something'
4
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Indirect Commands
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SIMILAR TO PURPOSE CLAUSES
Uses ‘ut’ and ‘ne’ in same way.
recognised by words like ‘moneo’ ‘oro’ ‘persuadeo’ ‘rogo’ and ‘horto’
‘The king ordered the return of all the fugitives’
5
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Result Clauses
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Use the word ‘so’ or similar in the middle of the sentence to recognise them.
‘The boy was so stupid that he understood nothing.’