Latin A-Level
Relative tense of the infinitive
What Relative tense of the infinitive means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Relative tense of the infinitive
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The tense of the infinitive is relative to the main verb rather than absolute.
Topics that use Relative tense of the infinitive
Related terms
- Ablative of comparison
- Accusative and infinitive in indirect statement
- Clause relationship between condition and conclusion
- Comparative clause
- Comparative with quam ut plus subjunctive
- Concessive conjunctions
- Contrast between concession, cause and condition
- Correlative constructions with tamen
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