Questions tagged [clauses]
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can postquam and cum have the same meaning?
For example:
"Postquam Graeciam veni philosophiam didici." = "After I came to Greece I learned philosophy."
And,
"Cum graeciam venissem, pgilosophiam didici." = "...
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History of grammatical term "Clause"
Does the present analysis of sentences to "clauses" (subordinate, etc.) has any roots/relatives in the classic grammar books (in Ars grammatica books, etc.)? I would be tankful for any hints or ...
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Is ūnō a relative pronoun in this sentence?
I can't understand what ūnō means in this sentence, or what grammatical role it provides:
uxor quae bona est ūnō uirō est contenta.
The sentence is from page 70 of A Latin Grammar by James ...
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Were comma splices avoided in Modern Latin?
In Lingua Latin per se Illustrata I, Orberg generally avoids comma splices, that is, he typically connects independent clauses in a single sentence with semicolons, dashes, or coordinating ...
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