'inter eos erat puella tam pulchra ut oculos omnium ad se verteret'. 1) Translate this sentence. 2) Identify the construction; what are the hints? 3) Explain the tense and mood of 'verteret'.

  1. Among them was a girl so beautiful that she turned everyone's eyes towards her.2) Result Clause. 'tam' (so) is the biggest clue. 'ut + subjunctive' also means that the construction could either be a result or purpose clause.3) 'veteret' is in the subjunctive mood because it is within a result clause introduced by 'ut'. In a result clause, the tense of the subjunctive verb is dependent on the sequence of tenses: if the introductory verb is historic (perfect, imperfect, pluperfect) as it is here (erat - imperfect), then the verb in the result clause is imperfect (as veteret is here). If it were primary, the verb would be present subjunctive.
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