 | William Neilson - 1808 - 308 pages
...is pleasant. 3. If two or more persons or things be spoken of in a sentence, the pronoun will agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second person rather than the third; as, cuaid tusa agus misi go'Baileat clia't, ag.us bi sinn ann o bealtine... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1812 - 334 pages
...John, who are learned. Obs. i. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second., and with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullia "oaletis, ego et Cicero vatfmtu, If you and Tullia are well, I and Cicero are wefl,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1814 - 336 pages
...which he spoke. 1. When the relative follows two words, of different persons, it agrees with the first rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third. 2. The relative often agrees with an antecedent understood, or implied in a possessive pronoun ; as,... | |
 | James Andrew - 1817 - 152 pages
...the verb, as he or his companions have done this. .5. When the nominatives are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person rather than...second, and with the second rather than the third Also the first person is always placed nearest to the verb, and the second person farthest from it.... | |
 | Thomas Morell - 1821 - 234 pages
...Citadel. will have the Verb following in the Plural Number : and when different Persons are expressed, the Verb agrees with the first Person rather than...second, and with the second rather than the third, as being the most worthy Persons. 1. Honor and Glory incite Courage and Virtue. 2. The Sun and the Moon... | |
 | English examples - 1821 - 192 pages
...Plural Number ; and when different Persons are expressed, the Verb agrees with the ftrst Person ruther than the second, and with the second rather than the third, as being the most worthy Persons 1. Honour and Glory incite Courage and Virtue. 2. The Sun and the Moon... | |
 | Alexander Adam, Allen Fisk - 1822 - 202 pages
...John, who are learned. OBS. 1. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullia ego et Cicero valemus, If you and Tullia are well, I and Cicero are well, Cic. In English,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1822 - 238 pages
...which he spoke. 1. When the relative follows two words, of different persons, it agrees with the first rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third. 2. The relative often agrees with an antecedent understood, or implied in a possessive pronoun ; as,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1827 - 272 pages
...which he spoke. 1 . When the Relative follows two words, of different persons, it agrees with the first rather than the second, and •with the second rather than the third. 2. Inversion. For the sake of emphasis, the Relative often precedes at the commencement of a clause,... | |
 | Joab Goldsmith Cooper - 1829 - 276 pages
...vocamus hominem ; $ man. OBs. 4. When the antecedents are words of different persons, the relative agrees with the first person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third, as : ego sum vir, qui feci ; lam the man who did it.* * The first person is considered more worthy than... | |
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If the substantives be of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third ; as... 
