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... plural ( asseions , asseiez ) , he nevertheless persists in supporting the old form assient for the third person plural ( OF j'assie etc. ) . Ménage , Thomas Corneille and the Academy are all convinced that the latter should be asseient ...
... plural ( asseions , asseiez ) , he nevertheless persists in supporting the old form assient for the third person plural ( OF j'assie etc. ) . Ménage , Thomas Corneille and the Academy are all convinced that the latter should be asseient ...
Page 95
... plural complement plural verb agreement for difference the rule Problems ( 1 ) Since no other example of a. ( a ) Syntactic explanations Agreement Reason Comment ( i ) vne infinité ( R , 41 ) ( de personnes ) with the ( b ) vne infinité ...
... plural complement plural verb agreement for difference the rule Problems ( 1 ) Since no other example of a. ( a ) Syntactic explanations Agreement Reason Comment ( i ) vne infinité ( R , 41 ) ( de personnes ) with the ( b ) vne infinité ...
Page 99
... plural . To justify this , Vaugelas is forced to say that the status of tout changes in the feminine ( ' se conuertissant en nom ' ) , although he admits that it is still performing the same function ( R , 96 ) . It seems that it is ...
... plural . To justify this , Vaugelas is forced to say that the status of tout changes in the feminine ( ' se conuertissant en nom ' ) , although he admits that it is still performing the same function ( R , 96 ) . It seems that it is ...
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