Expertlatin
- What is a relative clause of characteristic Latin?
- What are relative clauses of characteristic?
- What is characteristic of clause?
What is a relative clause of characteristic Latin?
A relative clause in the indicative merely states something as a fact which is true of the antecedent; a characteristic clause (in the subjunctive) defines the antecedent as a person or thing of such a character that the statement made is true of him or it and of all others belonging to the same class.
What are relative clauses of characteristic?
In a relative clause of characteristic, the subjunctive "generalizes" the sense of the clause by making the antecedent indefinite, i.e. the antecedent no longer refers to a specific person or thing: INDICATIVE: These are the men who did it (the very ones who did it);
What is characteristic of clause?
The only defining characteristic of a clause is that it must contain a related subject and verb.
