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Question 1

What are deponent verbs?

Answer 1

Verbs that appear passive but translate active

Question 2

What is the Indicative?

Answer 2

Type of mood: expressing fact, statement or questions of fact.

Question 3

when is the subjuntive mood used?

Answer 3

Actions that are:
- hypothetical
- not true
-unreal
-possible
- hoped for

specific instances such as:
- result
-purpose
- conditions
-urging
-potential
-indirect questions

Question 4

What is common for the imperative?

Answer 4

found in the present and second person, vocative nouns and its customary to place imperative at the beginning of the sentence.

Question 5

What are the eight irregular verbs?

Answer 5

sum; possum = to be; to be able

volo, nolo,malo = to want, to be unwilling, to prefer

eo: i go/travel

fero : to bring/carry

fio: to become

Question 6

What is an absolute ablative?

Answer 6

Phrase of a noun and participle in the ablative case.

shows time or circumstance of an action

not gramatically dependent on any word - why its absolute

acts adverbally

Functions:
1. general time relationship
2. showing cause
3. as a concession
4. as a contradiciton
5. showing means
6. showing manner

Question 7

Give examples of different forms of ablative absolutes?

Answer 7

Formed with noun and participle

e.g., Caesar, acceptis litteris, huntium mittit
Caesar with the letter recieved, sends a messanger.

Formed with second noun and adjective
e.g,.
Orgetorix, Marco Messala Morco Pisone consuilinus, coniurationem fecit
With Marcus Messala (and) Marcus Piso being consuls, Orgetorix made a conspiracy.

Or adjective alone
exiga parte aestatis reliqua
with a small part of the summer remaining.

Used as an adjective:
libato: after liberation has been made

Question 8

The infinitive in an indirect statement? How is this structured?

Answer 8

The infinitive with its subject in the accussative case is used in an indirect statement after verbs of knowing, thinking, telling and perceiving.

e.g.,
Marcus dicit canem sedere
Marcus said his dog would sit.

canem: subject accussative
sedere: indirect statement infinitive.

Question 9

Hoe do subjuntives apply to indirect speeches?

Answer 9

In indirect speeches, a question has a verb in the subjunctive mood, while a rhetorical question uses an infinitive.

Indirect question:
nescis quid sentiam
noe one knows what im thinking

sentiam = present subjunctive
quid = question word.

Question 10

How are subjunctives used in main clauses?

Answer 10

Used to convey wishes or possibilities:

1. Wishes: often signalled with utinam or o si
2. possibilities: signalled with words like fortasse.