Ablative Absolutes

Ablative Absolutes

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Ablative Endings

​-ā

-īs

-ō

-īs​

-e

-ibus

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-ū

-ibus

-e

-ebus​

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Which of the following (select all) are ablative SINGULAR endings?

• a

• is

• o

• e

• u

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Which of the following (select all) are ablative PLURAL endings?

• is

• e

• ibus

• ebus

• us

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What case is always used in your ablative absolutes?

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

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Which is the most common ablative absolute pairing?

• Noun + noun

• Noun + adjective

• Noun + participle

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"With the noun having been verbed" is made up of

• A noun and a Present Active Participle

• A noun and a Perfect Passive Participle

• A noun and a Future Active Participle

• A noun and a Present Passive Participle

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What are some of the other "prettier" ways of translating a noun+PPP ablative absolute? Select all that apply.

• when the noun had been verbed

• after the noun had been verbed

• while the noun had been verbed

• because the noun had been verbed

• although the noun had been verbed

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How do you translate a noun+noun ablative absolute? Select all that apply.

• with the noun being the noun

• the noun and noun

• the noun with a noun

• with the noun as the noun

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How do you translate a noun+adjective ablative absolute?

• the noun is adjective

• with the noun being adjective

• adjective noun

• the noun adjective

Recognizing Ablative Absolutes

• Short phrase (usually just 2 words)

• Separated off from the rest of the sentence by commas

• Both the words in the phrase must be ABLATIVE (see endings)

• Once you realize you HAVE an ablative absolute, then you need to decide how you want to TRANSLATE the ablative absolute

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Find the ablative absolute: miles, manibus liberatis, hostes interficiunt

• miles manibus

• manibus liberatis

• liberatis hostes

• hostes interficiunt

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Find the ablative absolute: pace facta, Romani Romam venerunt.

• pace facta

• Romani

• Roman venerunt

• Romani Romam venerunt

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AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THE TASK, they walked to McDonald's.

• opere confecto

• opus confectum

• operum confectorum

• operis confecti

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TRIUMPHO ACTO, milites ad castra redierunt.

• In order to celebrate the triumph

• The triumph must be celebrated

• If he will celebrate the triumph

• When the triumph had been celebrated

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WHEN CICERO WAS CONSUL, the state was in great danger.

• Ciceronem consulem

• Cicerons consulis

• Ciceroni consuli

• Cicerone consule

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Ramo aureo ___, Aeneas ad Avernum descendit.

• capiens

• capto

• cape

• capiendum

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IANUIS TEMPLI APERTIS, cives statim intraverunt.

• While the doors of the temple were opening

• The temple had opened its doors

• To open the doors of the temple

• After the doors of the temple had been opened