[1060.] Subordinate sentences may be coordinated with each other, as well as main sentences.
Thus, in the following sentence, b and b are both subordinate to A, but coordinate with each other: (A.) hīs rēbus fiēbat, (b.) ut et minus lātē vagārentur (b.) et minus facile fīnitimīs bellum īnferre possent, 1, 2, 4, so it came to pass that, in the first place, they did not roam round much, and secondly, they could not so easily make aggressive war on their neighbours.
[1061.] A subordinate sentence introductory in thought to the main sentence, though not necessarily first in the order of the words, is called a Protasis; the main sentence which completes the thought is called an Apodosis: as,
quom vidēbis (protasis), tum sciēs (apodosis), Pl. B. 145, when thou see’st, then thou’lt know. ut sēmentem fēceris (protasis), ita metēs (apodosis), DO. 2, 261, as a man soweth, so shall he reap. sī sunt dī (protasis), beneficī in hominēs sunt (apodosis), Div. 2, 104, if there are gods, they are kind to men.
[AGREEMENT.]
[(A.) OF THE VERB.]
[1062.] A verb agrees with its subject in number and person: as,
praedia mea tū possidēs, ego aliēnā misericordiā vīvō, RA. 145, you, sir, hold my estates, it is by the compassion of other people that I am supported. Rhodanus fluit, 1, 6, 2, the Rhone flows. nōs, nōs, dīcō apertē, cōnsulēs dēsumus, C. 1, 3, it is ourselves, yes, ourselves, I will speak without reserve, the consuls, who fail in our duty. vōs vōbīs cōnsulite, 7, 50, 4, do you look out for yourselves. diffūgēre nivēs, H. 4, 7, 1, scattered and gone are snows.
[1063.] With a compound subject, two constructions are admissible, as follows.