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1) PURPOSE CLAUSES
There is only one way to show purpose: a full subordinate clause introduced
by "ut" or "ne"
(the negative) plus a finite verb in the subjunctive mood. It never uses the
infinitive to show purpose, the way English does.
Id facit ut eos adiuvet.
(He is doing it to help them [or in order to help
them, or so that he may help them.)
Veniunt ne civitates
deleantur.
(They are coming so that the cities will not be
destroyed.)
Haec dicit ut
discipuli omnia intellegant.
(He is saying these things so that the students will
understand everything.)
Multos libros legit ne
stulta videatur.
(She reads many books so that she won't seem foolish.)
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English has basically two ways to show purpose:
(1) Infinitive, sometimes supplemented
with "in order"
"She is coming
to
help (or in order to
help)."
"They are sending him
to
tell you what to do."
"The dog has a long nose
to
smell better."
"In
order to serve you better, our store has
installed anti- theft devices."
(2) A subordinate clause introduced
by "so that" or "so"
or "in order that"
often with the conditional mood of the verb
"She is coming
so that
she may help."
"They are sending him
so that
he may tell you what to do."
"The dog has a long nose
so that
it may smell better."
"In
order that we may serve you better, our
store has installed anti-theft devices."
2) RESULT CLAUSES
Result clauses are frequently anticipated by adverbs or special adjectives
in the main clause -- "ita, sic, tam, tantus, -a, -um".
The clause itself is introduced by "ut"
when the result clause is positive, and by "ut
with a negative" in the clause when the result
is negated. The verb is put into the subjunctive mood.
Id sic fecerunt
ut omnes metu liberarentur.
(They did it in such a way that everyone was
freed from fear.)
Scripserunt ita male
ut nemo litteras legere posset.
(They wrote so badly, that no one was able to
read the letter.)
Tantum ferrum
tenebat ut territi hostes fugerent.
(He was holding such a great sword that the
terrified enemy ran away.)
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In English a Result Clause often comes with
adverbs like "so"
or "such" in the
main clause, and the result clause itself is introduced by the subordinating
conjunction "that".
"The eclipse made the sky
so dark
that it seemed
like night."
"They wrote
so
badly that
no one could read the letter."
"She was
such
a good athlete that
she easily jumped over the fence."
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