Roger Bacon

On Estimation

Latin Grammar: Relative Clause of Characteristic

Nam etsi agnus lupum quem non viderit fugit, tamen, si eum prius viderit, citius fugit et diligentius quando secundo eum viderit. Et accidit sic distinctio per cogitativam mediante memoria, quae est arca intentionum insensatarum circa materiam sensibilem, ut prius expositum est. Et ideo cognitio qua distinguuntur res prius visae ab aliis erit in brutis.

In the first sentence of this passage, the clause "quem non viderit," is an example of the Latin relative clause of characteristic. Latin uses the subjunctive in a relative clause when the antecedent of a relative pronoun is indefinite, or when the clause is stating something hypothetical about its antecedent. In this case, the hypothetical piece of information about the wolf is that the lamb has not seen the wolf before.

From these sentences, indicate which contain a relative clause of characteristic:

SentenceRCC? (Yes or No)
Nulli sunt qui hoc facere velint.
Agnus fugit citius ne prenderet eum lupus.
Dicit super arcam quae intentiones insensatas continet.
Lupus non est is qui agnos voret.
Cognitio qua distinguuntur res prius visae ab aliis erit in brutis.

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