Maimonides

On the Existence of God

Latin Grammar: Correlatives

Si ergo demonstratum est quod primus motor coeli, si motus eius fuerit sempiternus, de necessitate nec est corpus nec potentia in corpore ullo modo, nisi sit in eo motus substantialis, vel accidentalis, et ideo non est portibilis vel mutabilis ullo modo, sicut dictum est in propositione quinta et septima. Hic autem motor est Creator benedictus scilicet causa prima motus coeli.

Often, conjunctions or adverbs are used in pairs to introduce related, balanced clauses. We use them in English when we say "...not only...but also...", "...neither...nor...", "...both...and...", "...if...then...", etc. Locate three pairs of correlatives in the passge above and list them below.

1. ...
2. ...
3. ...

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