 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 230 pàgines
...copulative, arc of different persons, in making the plural verb agree with them in person, it must agree with the first person, rather than with the second ; and with the second person rather than with the third ; agreeably to the rule of Latin Syntax, the first person is more... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pàgines
...joined together by copulative conjunctions, are of several persons, the plural verb and pronoun must agree with the first person rather than with the second,...and with the second rather than with the third; as, "Thou, he, and I, are attending to our studies," that is, ive are attending. "Thou »nd Thomas shared... | |
 | Alexander Allen - 1841 - 206 pàgines
...RULE 6. B. — When antecedents of different persons are connected by and, the Pronoun Plural agrees with the first person rather than with the second, and with the second rather than with the third. EXAMPLE. — He and I have made the arrangement ; we want no assistance now. Here the antecedents He... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 pàgines
...construction.—See Syntax, Rule 20, page 109. When different persona are jointly spoken of, the verb and pronoun agree with the first person rather than with the second, and with the second rather than with the third, by the figure called Syllepsis ; thus, I and thou, I and he, are sylleptically the same as we ; you... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 240 pàgines
...competence.* REMARK. When the nominatives connected by Tmd are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person rather than with the second,...and with the second rather than with the third ; as, My brother and T are interested in the work. The verb are is in the first person, because / is of the... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 234 pàgines
...competence.* REMARK. When the nominatives connected by and are of different partoru, the verb agrees with the first person rather than with the second,...and with the second rather than with the third; as, My brother and I are interested in the work. The verh are is in the^irs( person, because / is or the... | |
 | Alexander Allen, James Cornwell - 1851 - 170 pàgines
...RULE 6. B. — When antecedents of different persons are connected by and, the Pronoun Plural agrees with the first person rather than with the second,...and with the second rather than with the third ; as, He and I haoo made the arrangement ; WE want no assistance now. KXVl.. — Here the antecedents He... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1853 - 310 pàgines
...construction. — Sce No. 443. h. When different persons are jointly spoken of, the verh and pronoun agree with the first person rather than with the second, and with the second rather than with the third, hy the figure called Syllepsis ; thus, / and thou, 1 and he, are sylleptically the same as we ; you... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1854 - 96 pàgines
...nominatives are of different persons, the plural verb and pronoun must agree with the first persun rather than with the second, and with the second rather than with the third. 'I'll et Hie legitis. | Ego et ille studebimus. Rule 4. Adjectives, participles, and pronouns, must... | |
 | Josiah Willard Gibbs - 1857 - 266 pàgines
...were slain. 6. When a compound subject is made up of nominatives of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person rather than with the second,...and with the second rather than with the third ; as, si tu et Tullia valetis, ego et Cicero valemus, if you and Tullia are well, I and Cicero are well ;... | |
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V.—A pronoun representing words of different persona should agree with the first person rather than with the second, and with the second rather than with the third: thus— 1. 
