LATN 284: The Age of Augustus

Spring Semester 2007

Verb Grid

Qui fit, Maecenas, ut nemo, quam sibi sortem seu ratio dederit seu fors obiecerit, illa contentus vivat, laudet diversa sequentis? Horace, Serm. 1.1-3

Verb-form Person or Substantive-attributes¹ Number (if any) Tense Voice Mood or Part of Speech² Sense in Context Construction³
fit 3 sing. pres. act. indic. happen main verb of the whole sentence - question of fact
dederit 3 sing. pf. act. subj. give alternative verb of the indefinite relative clause dependent on vivat
obiecerit 3 sing. pf. act. subj. cast in (someone's) way alternative verb of the indefinite relative clause dependent on vivat
contentus masc. nom. sing. pf. pass. part. content(ed) participle in predicative agreement with subject of the result-clause nemo
vivat 3 sing. pres. act. subj. live alternative verb of substantive result clause dependent on fit
laudet 3 sing. pres. act. subj. praise alternative verb of substantive result clause dependent on fit
diversa neut. acc. pl. pf. pass. part. [things-that-are] different (literally, "[things-that-have-been] caused to deviate [from something else]") acc. of direct object with sequentis
sequentis masc. acc. pl. pres. act. part. [people-who-are] following acc. of direct object with laudet

¹Finite verbs have person, among other attributes, non-finite verbs don't: so if the form is a finite one, give the person, but if it's a non-finite form like a participle or an infinitive, use this box to state what gender and case it has (gender and case are attributes of a substantive; number, which is an attribute of both substantives and verbs, here gets a box of its own).

²Finite verbs have mood, among other attributes, non-finite verbs don't: so if the form is a finite one, give the mood, but if it's a non-finite form like a participle or an infinitive, use this box to state what part of speech it is.

³"Construction" asks you to indicate briefly why the verb takes the form that it takes, in order to tell you what the sentence is using it to tell you: what type of clause, participial phrase, etc., is the verb-form helping to create in this sentence?

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Verb-form	Person or Substantive-attributes¹	Number (if any)	Tense	Voice	Mood or Part of Speech²	Sense in Context	Construction³
fit	3	sing.	pres.	act.	indic.	happen	main verb of the whole sentence - question of fact
dederit	3	sing.	pf.	act.	subj.	give	alternative verb of the indefinite relative clause dependent on vivat
obiecerit	3	sing.	pf.	act.	subj.	cast in (someone's) way	alternative verb of the indefinite relative clause dependent on vivat
contentus	masc. nom.	sing.	pf.	pass.	part.	content(ed)	participle in predicative agreement with subject of the result-clause nemo
vivat	3	sing.	pres.	act.	subj.	live	alternative verb of substantive result clause dependent on fit
laudet	3	sing.	pres.	act.	subj.	praise	alternative verb of substantive result clause dependent on fit
diversa	neut. acc.	pl.	pf.	pass.	part.	[things-that-are] different (literally, "[things-that-have-been] caused to deviate [from something else]")	acc. of direct object with sequentis
sequentis	masc. acc.	pl.	pres.	act.	part.	[people-who-are] following	acc. of direct object with laudet