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Some Latin
Words & Phrases
Used As English
Et cetera(etc. / &c.)
Et cetera(etc. / &c.)
“And the other things.”“And the rest (of them).”
Circa(ca. / c.)
Circa(ca. / c.)
“Around.”
Id est.(i.e.)
Id est.(i.e.)
“That is.”(Lit., “It is.”)
Exempli Gratia
(e.g.)
Exempli Gratia
(e.g.)“For (the sake of)
example.”
Post Scriptum
(P.S.)
Post Scriptum
(P.S.)
“After the Writing.”
Via
Via
“By way of.”
Verbatim
Verbatim
“Word for Word.”
Et Alii(et al.)
Et Alii(et al.)
“And the other people.”
Agenda
Agenda
“Things to Be Done.”
Per Se
Per Se
“By Itself.”“By himself/herself/themselves.”
Agent
AgentThe doer (of a verb).
AgentThe doer (of a verb).
I love my wife.My wife is loved by me.
Direct Object
Direct ObjectObject directly receiving
the action of a verb.
Direct Object
I love her.I give the roses away.
Object directly receivingthe action of a verb.
Indirect Object
Indirect Object
Object affected by the verb indirectly.
Indirect Object
Object affected by the verb indirectly.
I give her the roses.She tells me a secret.
Nominative Case
Nominative Case
Set of forms for making a subject.
Nominative Case
1. I we2. thou [ye/you]3. he/she they
Set of forms for making a subject.
Genitive Case
Genitive CaseSet of forms for showing
belonging.
Genitive Case
1. my/mine our(s)2. thy/thine your(s)3. his/her(s)/its their(s)
Set of forms for showing belonging.
Objective Case
Objective CaseSet of forms for making an
object.(Direct Object, Indirect Object, or Object of a
Preposition)
Objective Case
1: me us2: thee [you]3: him/her them
Set of forms for making an object.
(Direct Object, Indirect Object, or Object of a Preposition)
Active Voice
Active VoiceWhen the agent is the subject.
Active Voice
I love her.
When the agent is the subject.
Passive Voice
Passive VoiceWhen the direct object is the
subject.
Passive VoiceWhen the direct object is the
subject.
She is loved by me.
The Passive Voice...
...is much beloved of politicians. Why?
Well, which of thesedo you have to usein the active voice,that you don’t necessarilyhave to have in the passive?—Agent
—Direct Object
Well, which of thesedo you have to usein the active voice,that you don’t necessarilyhave to have in the passive?—Agent
—Direct Object
Consider the following...
This trickof leaving out
the agenthasn’t gone
entirely unnoticed.
This trickof leaving out
the agenthasn’t gone
entirely unnoticed.
In other (active) words:
Some peopledo in fact
notice this trick.
Keep an earout for itnext timeyou hear apolitician
or bureaucrataddressinga scandal.
Keep an earout for itnext timeyou hear apolitician
or bureaucrataddressinga scandal.
Ask yourselfwho the agentof the passive
verb is.