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What is a connecting relative?

A connecting relative is a relative which relates back to a noun or concept in the previous sentence or passage. A relative pronoun is used, qui, quae, quod, and is found at the beginning of the sentence. Ho...
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Answered by Kim N. Latin tutor
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What is the purpose of the gerundive case?

To highlight obligation, ie something that must be done. It can usualy be spotted with a -dum ending.
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what are the differences between Caesar's style and Cicerone's?

Caesar style consists in short and clear periods, using mostly coordinate sentences (parataxis), which makes him a pretty easy author to tranlsate . On the other hand Cicerone, being an orator, had to impres...
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In which clauses might the subjunctive be required?

Usually in clauses that express purpose, intention, doubt or past allegations. Such examples would include purpose clauses, indirect questions, conditional clauses and result clauses.
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Conditional Clauses - how do I identify them?

Conditional clauses have two obvious signposts that make identification easy: s i and nisi . The si clause, or the 'if' clause, is called the protasis , and the outcome of the condition is called the apodosi...
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Answered by Charles W. Latin tutor
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