Translate the following sentence into English: 'the citizens persuaded all the men to listen to the emperor'.

Acceptable answer:cives omnibus hominibus persuaserunt ut principiem audirent.
This is a tricky question because the verb 'persuadeo' is followed by 'ut + imperfect subjunctive'. Vocabulary can be interchanged, but the syntax for verbs of persuading is fairly standard.Word order for AS Prose Composition is not important, but the order given above is idiomatic, and gives the examiner a good impression.

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