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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 the r...
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Answered by Robert T. • Latin 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" Notice how 'veniat' is in the present su...
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Answered by Philip O. • Latin tutor
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What stylistic features should you be looking out for when analysing Latin poetry?

In the A-level Latin verse paper, you will have to write elongated answers analysing the style, form and content of passages of seen Latin poetry. This advanced level of literary analysis can be daunting at ...
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Answered by Ben P. • Latin tutor
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What are the basic functions of the different 'cases' in Latin?

Much like English, words within a Latin sentence have different purposes in order to form a complete sentence. The 'cases' in Latin are a way to describe and identify the various functions of nouns only. In ...
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Answered by Amelia G. • Latin tutor
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What is the difference between a gerund and a gerundive?

A gerund is a verbal noun which has an active force. For example: Portare facile est = Carrying is easy, to carry is easy. Gerund have no plurals, and decline in the other cases (where portare is nominative)...
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Answered by Emily L. • Latin tutor
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