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Relative Pronouns and Adjectives . How They are Used in Latin Sentences. . The Antecedent . All relative pronouns, no matter how they are used in a sentence, have an antecedent. The antecedent will dictate the gender and number of the relative pronoun
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Relative Pronouns and Adjectives How They are Used in Latin Sentences.
The Antecedent • All relative pronouns, no matter how they are used in a sentence, have an antecedent. • The antecedent will dictate the gender and number of the relative pronoun • The case of the relative is dictated by its use in the clause. • If the antecedent is Vir, the relative must be Masculine and Singular.
Uses in a Sentence The Relative Pronoun can Be used three ways in a Latin sentence • To introduce a relative clause (with an antecedent) • To introduce an independent clause • To introduce a relative clause (without an antecedent)
Introduce a Relative Clause (with an antecedent) • A relative clause is dependent (can not be a sentence by itself) • Translate as a form of: Who, Which, That. Homo sum, qui terram servabit. • I am a person, who will save the earth. *Remember, if you get confused plug in the form of your antecedent to find the case of the relative.
2) Introduce an independent Clause • An independent clause is a sentence by itself • The relative pronoun will look the same but must be translated with two ideas • The conjunction “et” • A form of the Demonstrative (Is, Ea,Id) *Qui = et is Agricola in agris laborabat, qui nunc fessus est. Agricola in agris laborabat, etis nunc fessus est The farmer was working in the fields and now he is tired .
3) Introduce a Relative clause without an antecedent • A relative pronoun may not have an antecedent in a Latin sentence, but it must be supplied for it to make sense in english. • You will be able to spot these because the Relative will start the sentence. Quae mater bona est, meliorem feminam erit. (She) who is a good mother, will be a better woman.