I have a couple of elementary questions concerning grammar - from Exercitia II of LLPSI. See below question 13 from Exercitia 11 and my answers below. For reference I have given Orberg's answers in square brackets [ ].
13 Quid Creusa Aeneae promisit?
Creusa ei promisit ut terram uxoremque novam regiam ei daretur cum in Italiam aveheretur.
Assuming I'm not using 'et' but 'que' after 'uxorem' should I also use 'que' after its qualifying adjectives 'novam' and 'regiam'? -- uxoremque novamque regiamque ?
Is it right to use the imperfect subjunctive here when Creusa is promising him things in the future...? My guess is that it is...
[Creusa ei in Hesperia regnum et regiam coniugem promisit.]
Some elementary questions from LLPSI Exercitia II
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Re: Some elementary questions from LLPSI Exercitia II
Latin doesn't like placing two adjectives one beside the other. It would be better to write: "terram novamque uxorem regiam."
You cannot use -que more than twice, and even twice is rare in prose. It's usually used alone or with another copulative.
Yes, the imperfect subjunctive seems correct.
You cannot use -que more than twice, and even twice is rare in prose. It's usually used alone or with another copulative.
Yes, the imperfect subjunctive seems correct.
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Re: Some elementary questions from LLPSI Exercitia II
Gratias tibi ago.