| Adverbial result clauses tell the result of the action of the verb in
the governing clause. This type of clause is introduced by "ut"
or "ut non" if the verb in the purpose clause is to be
negated. The mood of the dependent clause is subjunctive in all
cases. Here are some examples (with the result clause underlined): Quintus tam verecundus erat ut vix quicquam dicere posset, "Quintus was so shy that he could scarcely say anything". tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam in hoste etiam diligamus, "So great is the power of honesty, that we esteem it even in an enemy." Because often the action of the result clause results from the action of the governing verb being done in a certain way, the reader can often expect to see adverbs or adjectives with the semantic notion of "so" or "such" in the governing clause. The following is a list of such words: Adverbs
Adjectives
The normal sequence of tenses is not always followed (see Purpose Clauses), but instead the tense can be varied according to sense. The present subjunctive can indicate actions that have present results. The perfect subjunctive is sometimes used to stress the actuality of the event: Maecenas Vergilium tanti aestimabat ut eum in numerum amicorum intimorum acceperit, "Maecenas valued Virgil so highly that he accepted him into the number of his closest friends". When the ut clause needs to add a pronoun to refer back to the subject, "is" is used rather than "se" (se would refer to the subject of the result clause). For example: Quintus carmen ita recitavit ut omnes eum laudarent, "Quintus recited the poem in such a way that all praised him". The "him" in the clause refers back to Quintus in the main clause. |
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Last Updated March 18, 2003 Questions, comments and corrections should be sent to Brian K. Harvey, Kent State University |
