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6. COMP. OF RES. with COND. CON. TO FACT. This Element is always of the C-f. and is a SUBJ. clause introduced by tamquam, tamquam si, quasi, ac si, ut si, velut, velutsi, veluti, sicuti, and ceu, and referring commonly to pariter, aeque, similiter, sic, ita, perinde, proinde and juxta.

Juxta ac si meus frater esset, just as if he were my brather.—Cic.

MODE OF STATEMENT, (778-799). AFFIRMATION AND NEGATION, (778-790).

978-1. The W-f. is an adverb or an adjective.

Certus, certe, certainly; profecto, doubtless; sane, indeed, in truth; non' haud, ne, not; so nihil and minus, often now.

2. The P-f. is commonly an Acc. or ABL. with a preposi tion.

Sine dubio, sine controversia, without doubt.

979-1. Solus, alone.

EXCLUSION, (791-796).

The W-f. is an adjective or an adverb.

2. The P-f. is commonly the Acc. with praeter.

Neque vestitus praeter pelles habeant, they have no garments except skins.Cæs.

3. The C-f. is an Adjunc. REL.-INDIC. clause.

Omne frumentum, praeter quod secum portaturi erant. all the corn except what they were intending to carry with them.-Cas

4. A DEM. clause with nisi is sometimes used (857).

Cum Patrone mihi omnia sunt communia, nisi quod in philosophia vehementer ab eo dissentio, I agree with Patro in all things except that I greatly differ from him in the matter of philosophy.-Cic. Nec alius feminis quam viris habitus nisi quod feminae saepius lineis amictišus veļantur, the dress of the women does not differ from that of the men, except that the women more frequently wear linen.-Tac

ASSEVERATION, (797-799).

930-1. The W-f. is an adverb. Mehercule, by Hercules; Mediusfidius, by Jupiter. 2. The P-f. is an Acc. with per.

Per ego te deos aro, I beseech you by the Gods. -Ter.

3. The C-f. does not occur. An Imp. Sentence, however, sometimes expresses merely Asseveration (893, 2).

Moriar si puto, may I die if I think.-Cic. Ne sim savus, si scribo, may I not be safe, if I write.-Cic.

4. Sic and ita are sometimes used.

Solicitat ita vivum, as I live, it troubles me (=may I so live only as it troubles me.-Cic.

EVIDENCE, PROOF, AND REASON.

981. These Elements have the same regimen as Antecedent Cause (941, 1).

LOGICAL USE OF CASE-FORMS AND PHRASE FORMS.

1. The NoM. CASE-FORM may express,

(1.) The Subject of a proposition.

(2.) Factitive Object after verbs of Naming, and some passive verbs (914, 5).

2. The GENITIVE PHRASE-FORM may express,

(1.) All the Adjective modifications (523, 524).

(2.) All the Adverbial modifications (553).

(3.) All the Objective modifications (453-455).

(4.) Place Where when the name of a Town of the First or the Second Declensions and sing. number.

3. The DATIVE PHRASE-FORM may express,

(1.) The Objects of Address, Interest, and Association.

(2.) The Obiect of Separation when combined with the Obj. of Interest.

(3.) Author and Agent with passive verbs and passive participles. (4.) Purpose and Object.

(5.) Comparison of Resemblance and Equality.

(6.) Place Whither, with propinquo always, and with other words in the poets.

4. The ACCUSATIVE CASE-FORM may express,

(1) The Direct Suffering, Factitive and Causal Object.

(2) Place Whither when the name of a Town or Domum or Rus. (3.) Space How Far, and Time How Long

(4.) Measure of Magnitude.

(5.) Specification, when reference is made to the person or the dress.

5. The Acc.-AD PHRASE-FORM may express,

(1.) Object of Assoc., and Object of Add. when emphatic.

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