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Gerundive Of Purpose Construction
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Refer to the passage below from a letter of Pliny.

Liberto meo beneficium tuum gratum acceptumque esse significo. Precor ut semper occasiones habeam referendae gratiae.

In the second sentence, what type of verbal construction is referendae gratiae, and what does it express?

A

Perfect passive participle describing completed gratitude

B

Gerundive of purpose expressing ‘for showing gratitude’

C

Future passive participle indicating what will be shown

D

Gerund in the genitive case meaning ‘of showing gratitude’

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