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aberat trānsiērunt.
- Hōs rēx hortātus est ut ōrāculum adīrent et rēs audītās ad sē referrent.
- Quem imperātor illī legiōnī praefēcit? Pūblius illī legiōnī pracerat.
- Cum esset Caesar in citeriōre Galliā, crēbrī ad eum[1] rūmōrēs adferēbantur litterīsque quoque certior fīēbat Gallōs obsidēs inter sē dare.
II.
- The Gauls will make war upon Cæsar’s allies.
- We heard that the Gauls would make war upon Cæsar’s allies.
- Publius did not take part in that battle.
- We have been informed that Publius did not take part in that battle.
- The man who was in command of the cavalry was wounded and began to retreat.
- Cæsar did not place you in command of the cohort to bring[2] disaster upon the army.
LESSON LXXIV
VOCABULARY REVIEW • THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN INDIRECT QUESTIONS
429. Review the word lists in §§ 517, 518.
430. When we report a statement instead of giving it directly, we have an indirect statement. (Cf. § 414.) So, if we report a question instead of asking it directly, we have an indirect question.
Direct Question | Indirect Question |
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Who conquered the Gauls? | He asked who conquered the Gauls |
a. An indirect question depends, usually as object, upon a verb of asking (as petō, postulō, quaerō, rogō) or upon some verb or expression of saying or mental action. (Cf. § 420.)
431. Compare the following direct and indirect questions:
Direct | Indirect | |
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Quis Gallōs vincit? |
a. |
Rogat quis Gallōs vincat He asks who is conquering the Gauls |
b. |
Rogavit quis Gallōs vinceret He asked who was conquering the Gauls |