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So far, all the forms of the verb that you have seen in Latin

Some terminology : A finite verb is a verb which can be categorized in terms of person (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and number (singular, plural). So far, all the forms of the verb that you have seen in Latin

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So far, all the forms of the verb that you have seen in Latin

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  1. Some terminology:A finite verb is a verb which can be categorized in terms of person (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and number (singular, plural).

  2. So far, all the forms of the verb that you have seen in Latin are finite verbs,EXCEPT for the infinitive.The INFINITIVE (laudāre, venīre) is not defined by person and number. Its name reflects the fact that it is not a finite verb.

  3. More terminology:A clause is a group of words containing a finite verb.It is often contrasted with a phrase, which is simply any group of words.

  4. Some sentences contain more than one clause:The evil king had fled, and we were not able to capture him.Malus rex fugerat, et eum capere non poteramus.I showed the letters to my sister, but she did not understand them.Litteras meae sorori demonstravi, sed eas non intellexit.

  5. Some sentences contain a main clause and a subordinate clause. The main clause can stand alone as a sentence. The subordinate clause cannot. I saw the men who killed Caesar. I saw the men is the main clause. who killed Caesar is a subordinate clause.

  6. I saw the men who killed Caesar. In the subordinate clause who killed Caesar, who is a relative pronoun standing in for a noun in the main clause: the men. The men is the antecedent of the relative pronoun who.

  7. Some other sentences with subordinate clauses introduced by relative pronouns: That boy who loves animals lives in the fields. A man whose son was consul wrote a book about justice. The crowd to whom Cicero spoke was excessively angry. The woman whom you love recently lost all her wealth. The city in which I live is full of dangers.

  8. THE RELATIVE PRONOUN Singular Plural M F N M F N English Nqui quae quod qui quae quae who, which, that Gcuius cuius cuius quorum quarum quorum of whom, whose, of which Dcui cui cui quibus quibus quibusto/for whom, to/for which Accquem quam quod quos quas quaewhom, which, that Ablquo qua quo quibus quibus quibusb/w/f whom, b/w/f which The gender and number of the relative pronoun are determined by the gender and number of the antecedent in the main clause. The case is determined by the role of the relative pronoun within the subordinate clause.

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