Ablative Absolute

"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

Translate: hostibus pulsis

• With the enemies having been driven back

• With the enemies driving back

• With the driving back enemies

• With the about to drive back enemies

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

• pace facta

• Romani

• Roman venerunt

• Romani Romam venerunt

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

• miles manibus

• manibus liberatis

• liberatis hostes

• hostes interficiunt

Translate: miles, manibus liberatis, hostes interficiunt.

• The soldier freed his hands and kills the enemies.

• The soldier, with his hands having been freed, kills the enemies.

• The soldier, with freeing hands, kills the enemies

• The soldier, about to free his hands, kills the enemies

Translate: pace facta, Romani Romam venerunt.

• With peace having been made, the Romans came home

• With peace making, the Romans came home

• About to make peace, the Romans came home

• Having made peace, the Romans came home

Participles are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

• exclamations

Which of the following is a present active participle?

• amo

• amatus

• amaturus

• amans

Which of the following is a perfect passive participles?

• duco

• ductus

• ducturus

• ducans

Which of the following is a future active participles?

• dico

• dictus

• dicturus

• dicans