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Independent ◦ Hortatory ◦ Jussive Dependent ◦ Purpose
Dependent Clause ◦ What does this mean? There is another main verb in the sentence A purpose clause cannot stand on its own
EExpress reason or purpose for doing something ◦A◦Answer the questions, “why?” and “for what purpose?”
Express reason or purpose for doing something ◦ Answer the questions, “why?” and “for what purpose?” ◦ I study every night so that I will do well on quizzes
Express reason or purpose for doing something ◦ Answer the questions, “why?” and “for what purpose?” ◦ I am going to the store to buy groceries
Express reason or purpose for doing something ◦ Answer the questions, “why?” and “for what purpose?” ◦ We run in order that we might catch/in order to catch the bus
Introduced by “ut” (negative “nē”). The main verb is usually indicative, and the verb in the purpose clause is subjunctive. Everything else stays the same.
◦ Agricola fert aquam ut bibat – the farmer brings water so that he might drink
Introduced by “ut” (negative “nē”). The main verb is usually indicative, and the verb in the purpose clause is subjunctive. Everything else stays the same. ◦ Agricola fert aquam nē uxor sua ira sit – the farmer brings water so that his wife is not angry/lest his wife is angry
◦ When your main verb is: present, future, future perfect, or perfect (simple past “verbed”), use present subjunctive
◦ When your main verb is: imperfect, pluperfect, or perfect (present past “has/have verbed”), use imperfect subjunctive
◦ Both the present and imperfect subjunctives can express time when or time after because there is no future subjunctive.
◦ You cannot verb for the purpose of verbing in the past, so your dependent (purpose) clause does not need to express time before.