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What is the subjunctive and what is it used for?

The subjunctive is a grammatical mood meaning that it signals the intention of the speaker (or writer) in what they say. Other moods include the indicative (statements of fact), the interrogative (direct que...
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Identify the construction used, then translate into English: puella in foro erat ut cibum emeret

This sentence contains {ut + subjunctive verb ('emeret')} which is what signals to us that we have a purpose clause. A similar construction is used for a result clause, but we don't have a word saying 'how' ...
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‘Tacitus’ historiography seeks to establish an accurate and impartial presentation of the principate’ discuss.

To some degree Tacitus seeks to establish an accurate presentation of the principate in Annals I , and this is evidenced through his engagement with contemporary sources and references to widely known events...
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What is the significance of the military metaphor 'militat omnis amans' in Ovid's Amores 1.9? Refer to the language and context in your answer

[use whiteboard to write out pertinent phrases, especially the opening couplet: militant omnis amans, et habet sua castra Cupido / Attice, crede mihi, militat omnis amans] Context: Demonstrate awareness of a...
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This exercise is based on adverbs in Latin. Translate the following into English, identifying the subject, object, verb and adverb: puella donum laete accepit.

puella donum laete accepit = the girl happily received the gift.puella = nominative (the subject) donum = the object (accusative)accepit = the verblaete = the adverb
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