Latin A-Level
Ablative absolute construction
What Ablative absolute construction means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ablative absolute construction
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A noun and participle both sit in the ablative and form a phrase grammatically separate from the main clause, as in his rebus gestis, these things having been done.
Topics that use Ablative absolute construction
- 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax (OCR A-Level)
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