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28 §§ 213-216. Be sure that the pupils understand these English infinitive constructions before taking up the corresponding ones in Latin. To this end write on the board a number of simple English sentences illustrative of these different uses of the infinitive. After discussing them from the English standpoint, show how they would have to be expressed in Latin; and, if the sentences are simple enough, they may be translated into Latin.

§ 214. You might explain that the subject of the infinitive was originally thought of as the object of the principal verb and for that reason it was placed in the accusative case.

§ 215. A verb of incomplete predication is one that requires another action of the same subject to complete its meaning.

Vocabulary, p. 291. Observe that vetō is an irregular verb of the first conjugation. Look out for the accent in ve´tuī, ve´titus.

§ 217. I. 2. Cibō et vīnō, ablative of separation with egēre, which is the subject of est. II. '''Id. . . occupārī, subject of erit'''. Rōmānīs, dative with grātum.

LESSON XXXVIII

§221. Pronounce this paradigm when assigning it. Note the ending -ius in the genitive and -i in the dative, as in the nine irregular adjectives (§ 108).

§ 226. Quis is not infrequently used as an adjective, but it seems better not to mention it in this connection in order that the distinction between pronoun and adjective may be left as clear as possible.

§ 228. I. In this exercise place the emphasis upon the forms and constructions of the interrogatives and relatives. With the relative dwell especially upon the point that its case is determined by the way it is used in its own clause.

The cut on p. 100 should afford material for a brief discussion of the life and customs of the ancient Germans. Note the return home of the warriors, and the captive Roman with fettered hands. Perhaps you have enough ingenuity to construct a little Latin story with the picture as a text.

§ 229. Let the class try to read this passage at sight.