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Ablative Absolute. How do you recognize it? . At minimum, has a noun and participle, both in the ablative case Ablative endings include a, o, e, u, is, and ibus Additional prepositional phrases, adjectives, or other extra information could be included to make more than two words
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How do you recognize it? • At minimum, has a noun and participle, both in the ablative case • Ablative endings include a, o, e, u, is, and ibus • Additional prepositional phrases, adjectives, or other extra information could be included to make more than two words • Often set off by commas
How do you translate it? • USE MAGIC WORDS: when, since, because, after, etc. • Must use the PAP or PPP to decide whether the phrase is active or passive (does not use FAP) • Ex. arcudedicato custodibusdormientibus domino egresso his verbisdictis nuntiis a Britannia regressis spectatorisvehementerplaudentibus