Latin A-Level
Distinguishing dum as 'while', 'until' and 'provided that'
What Distinguishing dum as 'while', 'until' and 'provided that' means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Distinguish this from dum meaning 'while', which normally takes the present indicative, and from dum meaning 'until', which takes the indicative or, in reported or anticipated situations, the subjunctive.
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- 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax (OCR A-Level)
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