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Prose Composition · 散文写作阶梯

A learner→scholar ladder — render each English prompt into both Latin and Greek, then check your version against the proofread model and the grammar it turns on. In the tradition of Bradley's Arnold and North & Hillard, keyed to Smyth and the comparative grammar.

1
Subject + verb + object
the simple transitive sentence: nominative subject, accusative direct object
2
Adjective + genitive of possession
an attributive adjective agreeing with its noun + a possessive genitive
3
A relative clause
a relative pronoun: gender/number from its antecedent, case from its own clause
4
A purpose clause
purpose: Latin ut + subjunctive ∥ Greek ἵνα + subjunctive after a primary tense
5
Ablative absolute ∥ genitive absolute
a circumstantial participle of an independent subject: Latin ablative absolute, Greek genitive absolute
6
Indirect statement (continuous prose)
reported speech: Latin acc.+inf. ∥ Greek ὅτι-clause (saying) and infinitive (thinking)

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