Averroes

On Unity of Intellect

Latin Grammar: Negative Purpose Clauses

Et ideo necesse est, si ista natura que dicitur intellectus recipit formas, ut recipiat formas modo alio receptionis ab eo secundum quem iste materie recipiunt formas quarum conclusio materia est terminatio prime materie in eis. Et ideo non est necesse ut sit de genere materiarum istarum in quibus forma est inclusa, neque ipsa prima materia.

Negative Purpose Clauses are normally introduced by the word ne, rather than ut. These negative purpose clauses are translated "so that…not." For example: edimus ne moramus (we eat so that we do not die). As in affirmative ut clauses, the verb following ne is formed in the subjunctive.

Fill in the correct form of the given verb for each sentence:

1. Dominus servos habet ne necesse . laborare (esse)

2. Dido clamat ne Aeneas . (fugere)

3. Pugnamus ne socios . (perire)

4. Ad scholam eo ne magister me cum baculo . (verberare)

5. Maneo in domo ne hostes me . (reperire)

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