28d Relative pronouns and clauses TEXTBOOK

Subordinate clauses (many types)

• Relative clauses -common type
• introduced by relative pronoun
• modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause (“the antecedent”)

Crines eius curabant duae ancillae, [quarum altera speculum tenebat.]

                                  antecedent       relative pronoun

Phrygia,             [quae               crines neglenter pectebat,]  dominam vexabat.

antecedent            relative pronoun

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What makes relative clauses tricky? Its form depends on two things

• the gender and number of the antecedent
• the case required by the function of the relative pronoun in its own clause

line 8: Pater tuus amicos quosdam, in quibus sunt senatores 

                             antecedent                                relative pronoun

praclari, ad cenam hodie invitavit. 

Identify the antecedent:

1. Sextus est puer strenuus qui saepe in agris et in horto currit.

2. Davus omnes servos in aream quae est prope villam venire iubet.

3. Aurelia et Cornelia spectabant rusticos qui in agris laborabant.

4. Marcus pede vexabat Corneliam quae donnire volebat.

5. "Lecticarii, quos vobis conduxi, vos domum ferent," inquit Titus.

6. "Hic est arcus," inquit Titus, "quem...."

7. Sextus iam cogitabat de omnibus rebus quas Titus heri narraverat.

8. Boves lapides quadratos in plaustro trahebant ad novum aedificium quod Caesar conficiebat.

9. Sunt multi homines scelesti qui bona civium arripiunt.

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