Participles Flashcards
The Present Participle denotes action __________ the action of the verb of its clause.
at the same time as
The Perfect Participle denotes action __________ the action of the verb of its clause.
completed before
The Future Participle denotes action __________ the action of the verb of its clause.
future with reference to
Deponent participles are all (active/passive) in meaning
active
Participle phrases are often used in Latin for the following English subordinate clauses:
temporal causal concessive conditional relative coordinate
What words indicate a Temporal Clause?
when
while
after
What words indicate a Causal Clause?
since
because
What words indicate a Concessive Clause?
although
What words indicate a Conditional Clause?
if
What words indicate a Relative Clause?
who
which
What words indicate a Coordinate Clause?
and
The perfect participles of which deponents are used in practically the sense of English present participles?
arbitratus = thinking ausus = daring veritus = fearing
A personal pronoun standing in the main clause and referring to the noun of the participle phrase is __________.
not expressed in Latin
What should be avoided when using an Ablative Absolute?
reflexive
ablative of personal agent
What do perfect participles of deponents normally agree with?
the subject of the main verb
What is the literal meaning of a Present Participle in an Ablative Absolute?
with —–ing
since or while can also be used in place of “with”
Translate the following: me consule
in my consulship
literally: I being consul
Translate the following: Crasso et Pompeio consulibus
in the consulship of Crassus and Pompey
literally: Crassus and Pompey being consuls
Translate the following: Caesare duce
under Caesar’s leadership
literally: Caesar being leader
Translate the following: me invito
against my will
literally: I being unwilling
