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d the men who were taken_ _The Romans killed the woman who was taken_ /Romani interfecerunt viros qui capti sunt\ /Romani interfecerunt feminam quae capta est\ In the first sentence _who_ (qui) refers to the antecedent _men_ (viros), and is _masculine plural_. In the second, _who_ (quae) refers to _woman_ (feminam), and _feminine singular_. From this we learn that the relative must agree with its antecedent in _gender_ and _number_. In neither of the sentences are the antecedents and relatives in the same case. /Viros\ and /feminam\ are accusatives, and /qui\ and /quae\ are nominatives, being the subjects of the subordinate clauses. Hence _224._ RULE. Agreement of the Relative. _A relative pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and number; but its case is determined by the way it is used in its own clause._ _225._ Interrogative Pronouns. An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun that asks a question. In English the interrogatives are _who?_ _which?_ _what?_ In Latin they are /quis?\ /quid?\ (pronoun) and /qui:?\ /quae?\ /quod?\ (adjective). _226._ Examine the sentences _a._ _Who is the man?_ Quis est vir? _b._ _What man is leading them?_ Qui vir eos ducit? In _a_, _who_ is an interrogative _pronoun_. In _b_, _what_ is an interrogative _adjective_. Observe that in Latin /quis\, /quid\ is the _pronoun_ and /qui:\, /quae\, /quod\ is the _adjective_. _227._ 1. The interrogative adjective /qui:\, /quae\, /quod\ is declined just like the relative pronoun. (See Sec. 221.) 2. The interrogative pronoun /quis\, /quid\ is declined like /qui:\, /quae\, /quod\ in the plural. In the singular it is declined as follows: MASC. AND FEM. NEUT. Nom. quis, _who?_ quid, _what? which?_ Gen. cuius, _whose?_ cuius, _whose?_ Dat. cui, _to_ or _for whom?_ cui, _to_ or _for_ _what_ or _which?_ Acc. quem, _whom?_ quid, _what? which?_ Abl. quo:, _from_, etc., _whom?_ quo:, _from_, etc., _which_ or _what?_ NOTE. Observe that the masculine and feminine are alike and that all the forms are like the corresponding forms of the relative, excepting quis and quid. _228._ EXERCISES I. 1. Quis est aeger? Servus quem amo est aeger. 2. Cuius scutum habes? Scutum habeo quod legatus ad castellum misit. 3. Cui legatus suum scutum dabit? Fil
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