Sentence Review

An ablative absolute is the combination of a participle and an ablative.

• True

• False

The participle in an ablative absolute is always ablative.

• True

• False

Ablative absolutes can only be found with passive participles.

• True

• False

Ablative absolutes can also be formed with present active participles.

• True

• False

Both the noun and participle in an ablative absolute must be in dative case.

• True

• False

“ne” is the negative form of the conjunction “ut.”

• True

• False

Which use of the ablative is found in the following examples?

decimō diē discessit.

• ablative of time when

• ablative absolute

• ablative of agent/means

Which use of the ablative is found in the following examples?

senator, hāc sententiā dictā, consedit.

• ablative of time when

• ablative absolute

• ablative of agent/means

The tense and voice of portātī erāmus is ____.

• perfect active
• perfect passive
• pluperfect active
• pluperfect passive

portātī erāmus = ____.

• we were loved
• we were being loved
• we had been loved
• we were loving