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What is a gerund?

A gerund is essentially a verbal noun. This means the word comes from the stem of a verb, but acts as a noun in the sentence. e.g. "I like reading". In this sentence, 'reading' is the gerund. In la...
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Answered by Freya N. • Latin tutor
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What are the uses of UT ?

UT can either be followed by an indicative or subjunctive verb 2. UT + subjunctive: a) purpose clause (negated by replacing ut with ne) b) result clause (negated by ut + non) and signalled by a signpost word...
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How persuasive do you find Cicero’s comments that Pompey should gain the command? [10 marks]

Extensive knowledge of military affairs: his training began from a very young age. From school age he was part of his father’s army, then lead the greatest army as commander himself from the earliest boyhood...
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In ref to Ovid, Met. 1.525-565: "I understand the language of this passage, but how would I answer a commentary/thematic questions on it in the exam?

There is a lot to say about this passage. Thematically, it is interesting in that it exemplifies Ovid's mixing of genres which characterises the Metamorphoses - this is perhaps alluded to in the title, and i...
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How do you form the present subjunctive?

As with most verb conjugations, it's a question of applying the right patterns to the verb. I'll illustrate with porto, portare in both the active and the passive. To form the perfect subjunctive, you take t...
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