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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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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 and subordinating Coordinating conjunctions: Und- And Oder- Or Sonde...
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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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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, those who viola...
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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 6-7i...
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