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Rh SUPPLEMENTARY SYNTAX. The following Sections to § 431 contain additions to and further illustrations of the rules in Part 1., and in general are arranged in the same order.

§ 297. (1) The mode of indicating Connexion between Subject and Predicate by simply placing them side by side [§ 111 (3)] is also found in Dependent Construction after an Active (or less often a Passive) Verb of saying or thinking. It is especially frequent with the Past Part. (§ 200*), the Fut. Part. (§ 201), and the Gerundive, as hōc ăgundum cēnset he thinks this should be done.

The fuller expression with sum [§111 (4)] must be used where the Verb, if inserted, would be other than est, sunt, or esse.

(2) Adverbs are sometimes used as Predicates with essĕ. They really qualify the Verb: haec mălĕ sunt this is wrong (lit. in a bad way).

The Verbs which take a Secondary Predicate (Adjective or Noun) are those of naming, thinking, making, 'choosing, and showing. In the Active the Predicate agrees with the Direct Object, and in the Passive with the Subject, according to the rules of Concord.

Acc., bŏnum tē vŏcās? do you call yourself good? Caesar dīctātōrem sē fēcĭt Cæsar made himself dictator; praestā tē vĭrum show yourself a man.

Nom., bŏnŭs exīstĭmārīs you are thought good; Caesar cōnsŭl factŭs est Cæsar was made dictator.

A Secondary Predicate in the Nom. is also used with fiō I become (used for Passive of făcĭō), existō, ēvādō I turn out, appāreō 'I appear, vĭdĕor I seem (lit. I am seen), mănĕo I remain: bŏnŭs ēvādĭt he turns out good.

§ 299. —A Noun or Neut. Adj. may be put in apposition to a Sentence, referring to its