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Essay Plan [the introduction and conclusion are standard outlines; the paragraphs are based on my own personal answer to the question - a sample answer of sorts]. Introduction: Overview of the Aeneid with re...

it is subjunctive because it is part of an indirect question.

Daedalus intereā Crētēn longumque perōsus exilium tactusque locī nātālis amōre clausus erat pelagō. “terrās licet” inquit “et undās obstruat, et caelum certē patet; ībimus illāc:omnia possideat, nōn possidet...

There are four uses of the subjunctive in main clauses, the jussive, exhortative, deliberative and the conditional subjunctive. The jussive is the most common reason for a main clause subjunctive and can be ...

One obvious indicator that a passage of Latin is indirect speech is an absence of indicative mood verbs, though of course writers like Tacitus might often use infinitive and subjunctive verbs as the primary ...