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Ablative Absolute
clause of 2+ abl words (one is usually a participle) describing attendant circumstances
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Ablative of Cause
used to indicate a cause or reason
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Ablative of Comparison
used after a comparative adjective or adverb, "than"
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Ablative of Degree of Difference
used with comparatives to indicate degree of difference (easier by much)
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Ablative of Description (quality)
abl phrase of noun and adj to describe another noun (cave with hanging rocks)
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Ablative of Separation
used to express separation (often without ab, de, or ex)
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Ablative of respect
used to tell in what specific respect something hold true (twelve in number)
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Ablative of Time When
used to show when (usually a time word: day, week hour, etc)
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Ablative of Time within Which
used to show time within which (in twenty days)
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Accusative of Duration of Time
used to show how long something lasts (for many years)
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Accusative of Respect
used to reference origin and parts of the body (having been colored with respect to their eyes ie their eyes are now colored)
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Conditionals
statements containing a protasis (if...Si) and an apodosis (then...decide etc.)
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Temporal Cum Clause
cum + indicative/subj "when" (when it was announced)
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Causal Cum Clause
cum + subj "since" (since they excelled)
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Concessive Cum Clause
cum + subj "although" (Although Virgil sang)
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Dative of Agent
used with passives to show who did it (must be made by you)
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Dative of Possession
used with form of sum (Is there a sword to Dido?)
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Dative of Purpose
used to express purpose (which were for the use)
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Dative of Reference
used to show who the situation is true for (To me, Dido was a good leader)
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Double Dative
purpose + reference "as...for" (he left them as a guard for the town)
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Dative with Compound Verb
verbs with prefixes often take dative direct objects
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Fearing Clause
verb of fearing + net - ne = "lest" ut = "that not" (many fear lest)
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Genitive with Adjective
adjective takes to complete meaning
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Genitive with Verb of Remembering (or Forgetting)
take genitive direct objects
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Gerund
noun made from a verb "ing" (fandi = of speaking)
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ad + Gerund
purpose "for --ing"
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Gerundive
adjective made from a verb "ing" (ND + noun)
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Hortatory/Jussive Subjunctive
subj is main verb, command "let" or "may" (let him reign)
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Imperative
command, only stem (-te is plural)
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Indirect Command
verb of commanding + ut/ne (he persuades him to try OR he persuades him that he should try)
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Indirect Question
verb of head + question word
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Indirect Statement
verb of head + subject acc + infinitive
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Partitive Genitive
expression of a whole from which a part is being referenced (one part of them)
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Passive Periphrastic
Future perfect participle + sum + (often) dative of agent, necessity "must"
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Purpose Clause
ut/ne +subj "in order that..."
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Relative Clause
relative pronoun (little q/c word) + indicative
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Relative Clause of Characteristic
relative pronoun + subj, describes type of person (nor am I he, who would be terrified)
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Purpose Clause
relative pronoun + subj, expresses purpose (the Helvetii sent legates who would say)
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Result Clause
A clause that explains the consequence of an action: signal words ut, Qui and ut non: with the subjunctive
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Supine Ablative
drop -m from PPP, shows respect, used in exclamations (mirabile dictu = wonderful to say)
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Supine Accusative
made from PPP, used with verb of motion to show purpose "to" (iter fecit visum = he made a journey to see)
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Temporal Clause
clause denoting a place in time (When the souls had arrived, ...)
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Vocative
direct address (same as nom, us to e and ius to i)
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Ablative of Accompaniment
shows who is going with subject
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Ablative of Manner
shows the way way in which something is done
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Ablative of Means
shows the tool used
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Ablative of Place from Which
shows where something came from
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Accusative of Place to Which
shows the place something is going
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Ablative of Place Where
shows where something is
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Active Periphrastic
Future Active Participle + esse (posituri eramus = we were about to set aside)
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Causa/Gratia
causaratia + preceding genitive "for the sake of"
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Locative
shows place
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Names of cities, towns, small islands, domus, humus, and rus...
...go in locative!
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Objective Genitive
The object of the noun that it qualifies (timorem piratorum = fear of pirates)
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Prepositional phrase
a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun
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clause
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.
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noun clause
a subordinate clause (dependent clause)!that acts as a noun
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adjectival clause
The subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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adverbial clause
a subordinate clause that modifies a verb or adjective
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Predicate
the part of a sentence (or clause) that tells us what the subject does or is
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Accusative and infinitive
a subordinate noun clause expressing indirect speech using an accusative subject and an infinitive verb
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indirect speech
Paraphrasing another person's words.
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Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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relative clause
A clause introduced by a relative pronoun or relative adverb
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participial phrase
phrase that contains a participle and its modifiers and functions as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun
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simple sentence
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
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compound sentence
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
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complex sentence
A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
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semicolon
a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
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colon
a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
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comma
a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list.
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Ablative Absolute
clause of 2+ abl words (one is usually a participle) describing attendant circumstances
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Ablative of Cause
used to indicate a cause or reason
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Ablative of Comparison
used after a comparative adjective or adverb, "than"
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Ablative of Degree of Difference
used with comparatives to indicate degree of difference (easier by much)
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Ablative of Description (quality)
abl phrase of noun and adj to describe another noun (cave with hanging rocks)
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Ablative of Separation
used to express separation (often without ab, de, or ex)
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Ablative of respect
used to tell in what specific respect something hold true (twelve in number)
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Ablative of Time When
used to show when (usually a time word: day, week hour, etc)
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Ablative of Time within Which
used to show time within which (in twenty days)
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Accusative of Duration of Time
used to show how long something lasts (for many years)
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Accusative of Respect
used to reference origin and parts of the body (having been colored with respect to their eyes ie their eyes are now colored)
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Conditionals
statements containing a protasis (if...Si) and an apodosis (then...decide etc.)
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Temporal Cum Clause
cum + indicative/subj "when" (when it was announced)
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Causal Cum Clause
cum + subj "since" (since they excelled)
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Concessive Cum Clause
cum + subj "although" (Although Virgil sang)
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Dative of Agent
used with passives to show who did it (must be made by you)
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Dative of Possession
used with form of sum (Is there a sword to Dido?)
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Dative of Purpose
used to express purpose (which were for the use)
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Dative of Reference
used to show who the situation is true for (To me, Dido was a good leader)
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Double Dative
purpose + reference "as...for" (he left them as a guard for the town)
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Dative with Compound Verb
verbs with prefixes often take dative direct objects
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Fearing Clause
verb of fearing + net - ne = "lest" ut = "that not" (many fear lest)
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Genitive with Adjective
adjective takes to complete meaning
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Genitive with Verb of Remembering (or Forgetting)
take genitive direct objects
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Gerund
noun made from a verb "ing" (fandi = of speaking)
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ad + Gerund
purpose "for --ing"
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Gerundive
adjective made from a verb "ing" (ND + noun)
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Hortatory/Jussive Subjunctive
subj is main verb, command "let" or "may" (let him reign)
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Imperative
command, only stem (-te is plural)
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Indirect Command
verb of commanding + ut/ne (he persuades him to try OR he persuades him that he should try)
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Indirect Question
verb of head + question word
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Indirect Statement
verb of head + subject acc + infinitive
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Partitive Genitive
expression of a whole from which a part is being referenced (one part of them)
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Passive Periphrastic
Future perfect participle + sum + (often) dative of agent, necessity "must"
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Purpose Clause
ut/ne +subj "in order that..."
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Relative Clause
relative pronoun (little q/c word) + indicative
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Relative Clause of Characteristic
relative pronoun + subj, describes type of person (nor am I he, who would be terrified)
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Purpose Clause
relative pronoun + subj, expresses purpose (the Helvetii sent legates who would say)
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Result Clause
A clause that explains the consequence of an action: signal words ut, Qui and ut non: with the subjunctive
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Supine Ablative
drop -m from PPP, shows respect, used in exclamations (mirabile dictu = wonderful to say)
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Supine Accusative
made from PPP, used with verb of motion to show purpose "to" (iter fecit visum = he made a journey to see)
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Temporal Clause
clause denoting a place in time (When the souls had arrived, ...)
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Vocative
direct address (same as nom, us to e and ius to i)
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Ablative of Accompaniment
shows who is going with subject
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Ablative of Manner
shows the way way in which something is done
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Ablative of Means
shows the tool used
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Ablative of Place from Which
shows where something came from
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Accusative of Place to Which
shows the place something is going
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Ablative of Place Where
shows where something is
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Active Periphrastic
Future Active Participle + esse (posituri eramus = we were about to set aside)
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Causa/Gratia
causaratia + preceding genitive "for the sake of"
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Locative
shows place
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Names of cities, towns, small islands, domus, humus, and rus...
...go in locative!
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Objective Genitive
The object of the noun that it qualifies (timorem piratorum = fear of pirates)
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Prepositional phrase
a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun
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clause
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.
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noun clause
a subordinate clause (dependent clause)!that acts as a noun
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adjectival clause
The subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.
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adverbial clause
a subordinate clause that modifies a verb or adjective
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Predicate
the part of a sentence (or clause) that tells us what the subject does or is
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Accusative and infinitive
a subordinate noun clause expressing indirect speech using an accusative subject and an infinitive verb
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indirect speech
Paraphrasing another person's words.
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Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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relative clause
A clause introduced by a relative pronoun or relative adverb
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participial phrase
phrase that contains a participle and its modifiers and functions as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun
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simple sentence
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
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compound sentence
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
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complex sentence
A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
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semicolon
a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
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colon
a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
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comma
a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list.
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