Subjunctive Clauses

Subjunctive Clauses

• Subjunctive clauses consist of:
• An indicative clause (independent)
• A towhitch (connects two clauses)
• A subjunctive clause (dependent with subjunctive verb)

five types of subjunctive clauses

• Result Clause
• Purpose Clause
• Indirect Command
• Indirect Question
• "cum" clauses

Result Clause

• The indicative clause has a "ding ding" word
• "Ding ding" words are usually translated as so or so much
• Towhitch - ut/ut... non in the negative
• Translated as that
• Then the subjunctive clause

Some Ding Ding words

• tam
• tot
• sic
• tanta
• adeo

Result clause example

• I was so tired that I fell asleep early
• So = tam
• That = ut

Purpose Clause

• Indicative clause (nothing special)
• Towhitch - ut/ne
• Translated as to
• Subjunctive clause (nothing special)

Purpose Clause example

• My mom went to the store to buy groceries
• To = ut

Indirect Command

• Indicative clause has a commanding verb
• Towhitch = ut/ne
• Translated as to
• Subjunctive clause is the order to be carried out

some Commanding Verbs

• Rogare - to ask
• Monere - to warn
• Imperare - to order
• Persuadere - to persuade

Indirect Command Example

• Caesar ordered the soldiers to set up the tents
• Odered = imperare
• To = ut

Indirect Question

• Indicative clause has head verbs
• Towhitch = question words
• Subjunctive clause (embedded question)

Some Head Verbs

• Rogare - to ask
• Cognoscere - to know
• Scire - to know
• Nescire - to not know
• Admirari - to wonder

Some question words

• Quis - who
• Quid - what
• Ubi - when/where
• Cur - why

Indirect question example

• I do not know when practice is
• Not know = nescire
• When = ubi

cum clauses

• Order of cum clauses are different
• Towhitch, subjunctive clause, indicative clause
• Three types of cum clauses
• Causal, circumstantial, and concessive

Cum causal

• Towhitch - cum
• Translated as when
• Subjunctive clause
• Indicative clause
• Ex. When the fighter tapped out, he lost the fight

Cum circumstantial

• Towhitch - cum
• Translated as because
• Subjunctive clause
• Indicative clause
• Ex. Because it was getting late, mother told us to leave

Cum concessive

• Towhitches - cum and tamen
• Translated as although and nevertheless
• Subjunctive clause
• Indicative clause
• Ex. Although they lost the game, nevertheless, it was close

Reflection

• I chose this topic because it makes a of sense to me and it
• was very easy for me to learn.
• This topic makes sense because I've been saying clauses like this my
• entire life and I just didn't know what they were called, so it was a very
• easy concept for me to grasp.

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