Latin A-Level
Restrictive conditions
What Restrictive conditions means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Restrictive conditions
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Reference: OCR
The sense is restrictive: the speaker states a condition that must hold, as in oderint dum metuant, 'let them hate, provided that they fear'.
Topics that use Restrictive conditions
- 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Ablative absolute construction
- Ablative of comparison
- Accusative and infinitive distinguished
- Ambiguity avoidance
- Case endings and grammatical function
- Clause types signalled by conjunctions
- Distinguishing dum as 'while', 'until' and 'provided that'
- Exhortation with the present subjunctive
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