What
are relative clauses?
nRelative clauses are
what we think of as WHO or WHICH clauses. They RELATE or describe the word they follow (the antecedent).
nTo fully understand
relative clauses, you have to
master the concepts of case
(nom, acc, dat), number
(s/pl) and especially gender
(m/f)
nThe slave, who was carrying the amphora, was tired.
nservus, quī amphoram portābat, erat dēfessus.
nThe slave girl, who was carrying the amphora, was tired.
nancilla, quae amphoram portābat, erat dēfessa.
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