Coordinate Conjunctions. THE
340. purpose;
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SUPINE.
The Supine in -um is used after Verbs of motion to express as,-
I.
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legati ad Caesarem gratulatum convenerunt, envoys cat e to Caesar to congratulate him. a; The Supine in -um may take an Object; as,pacem petitum oratores Romam mittunt, they send envoys to Rome to ask for peace.
b. Note the phrase: do (coflocd) filiam niiptum, I give 'my daughter in marriage. 2. The Supine in -ii is used as an Ablative of Specification with facilis, difficilis, inQredibilis, jiicundus, optimus, etc.; also with fas est, nefas est, opus est; as,-
haec res est facilis cognitii, this thing is easy to learn; hoc est optimum factii, this is best to do. a. Only a few Supines in -ii are in common use, chiefly auditii, cognitii, dictii, factii, visii. b. The Supine in -ii never takes an Object.
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CONJUNCTIONS.
341. Copulative Conjunctions. phrase, or clause to another. I.
These join
one word,
a) et simply connects. b) -que joins more closely than et, and is used especially where the two members have an internal connection with each other; as,parentes lIberIque, parents and children; cum homines aestii febrique jaotantur, when people are tossed about with heat and fever.