N & H, Latin Prose Comp. query. Ex.11, no. 8

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N & H, Latin Prose Comp. query. Ex.11, no. 8

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The sentence to translate is this:
8. Do not do this, lest you should seem to be a coward.
My effort: Hoc noli facere, ne ignavus esse videaris.

But the key says: Ne hoc feceris. . . .

Is Hoc noli facere correct Latin for a negative command?

Are Hoc noli facere and Ne hoc feceris interchangeable in this context?
Hugh Lawson

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Re: N & H, Latin Prose Comp. query. Ex.11, no. 8

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Yes, the usual way of expressing negative second-person commands is with ne + perfect subjunctive or with noli + an infinitive.

This info is presented under 'rule 10' on page 60 of N&H. :)

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Re: N & H, Latin Prose Comp. query. Ex.11, no. 8

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truks wrote:Yes, the usual way of expressing negative second-person commands is with ne + perfect subjunctive or with noli + an infinitive.

This info is presented under 'rule 10' on page 60 of N&H. :)
Thanks truks! My N&H is paginated differently, but thanks to your citing "rule 10" I found it easily.
Hugh Lawson

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