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What are ablative absolutes and how are they best translated?

Ablative absolutes are a very common construction in Latin prose and verse, and a normally formed by a noun (or pronoun) together with a participle in the ablative case.They are grammatically free from th...

Answered by Robert T. • Latin tutor

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What are coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and how do I use them in a sentence?

Conjunctions are joining words that link two different parts of a sentence together.

There are two main types of conjunction: coordinating an...

Answered by Jeremy S. • German tutor

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How are fear clauses constructed?

The general formula for a fear clause is:

"Verb of fearing" + 'ne' + verb in the subjunctive mood

e.g : timeo ne veniat "I fear that he is coming"

Answered by Philip O. • Latin tutor

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How is violence portrayed in Macbeth?

Violence is an integral theme in Macbeth - indeed, the word ‘blood’ occurs forty-two times throughout the play. The action of the play is a cyclical one; a traitor to the crown is vanquished, th...

Answered by Kate M. • English Literature tutor

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What is the complex conjugate?

The complex conjugate of a complex number is a number for which the real part is the same and for which the imaginary part has the same magnitude but opposite sign. e.g. the complex conjugate of 6+7i is 6...

Answered by Eleanor S. • Further Mathematics tutor

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