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'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'.

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...

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What's a good method to translate a sentence from Latin into English?

(1) Underline the endings of all the words in the sentence, so that you can identify what each word is; (2) Identify verb, subject (nominative), and

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How should I approach translating a complex sentence?

It is tempting when presented with a long complex sentence to feel overwhelmed. However by breaking the sentence into smaller clauses it makes the translation more approachable.
Having broken the s...

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How should I go about revising my set text?

Its best to tackle set text learning in smaller chunks, rather than in one go. What I tend to do is start with the translation learning by matching up each English word with the Latin as I go along. If th...

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What is the indirect statement and how is it formed?

an indirect statement is an example of reported speech. In Latin, it can be formed in only one way, which renders the subject of the statement in the accusative case (as opposed to the usual nominative), ...

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