Ablative Absolutes

Which of the following is NOT a possible ablative absolute pairing?

• Noun + Noun

• Noun + Adverb

• Noun + Adjective

• Noun + Participle

auditus, a, um

• perfect active participle

• present passive participle

• present active participle

• perfect passive participle

Theomnesto magistro

• Mr. Theomnestus

• With Theomnestus as the teacher

• The teacher is Theomnestus

• Theomnestus sees the teacher

monens, monentis

• present active participle

• perfect passive participle

• future active participle

• future passive participle

locutus (loquor, loqui, locutus sum)

• speaking

• about to speak

• having been spoken

• having spoken

amaturus, a, um

• present active participle

• perfect passive participle

• future active participle

• future passive participle

Ablative absolutes are NOT grammatically connected to the sentence

• True

• False

epistola perlecta

• reading over the letter

• with the letter having read over

• she has read over the letter

• for the read letter

Which is the most common ablative absolute pairing?

• Noun + noun

• Noun + adjective

• Noun + participle

Scintilla in casa sedente

• with Scintilla sitting in the house

• Scintilla sitting in the house

• Scintilla is in the sitting house

• with the house sitting on Scintilla