 | John Ash - 1810 - 136 pages
...persons, are joined in a sentence, the pronoun, which refers to them, must agree with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third: as, " thou and thy father are both in the same fault, and ye ought to confess it ; the captain and... | |
 | Hallard - 1813 - 330 pages
...OBSERVATION. 2. When a verb has more than one subject, it is put in the plural ; and if these subjects are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first in preference to the other two, and with the second in preference to the third. Examples: Vous, votrefrere, el moi, nous... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Greek language - 1814 - 336 pages
...difier. V. If the substantives are of different persons,- the veib, Sec. agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; us, tya KM <ru T« <5W;« mme-eftf*, I and thou will do right. 2. If the substantivts are of different... | |
 | Nicolas Wanostrocht - French language - 1817 - 480 pages
...and the other of the second, or one is of the second and the other of the third, the verb must agree with the first in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; observing that, in French, the person spoken to must be named first, and the person speaking is to... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1822 - 238 pages
...seed diner. 1. If the substantives are of different persons, the verb, &cagrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; as, syu xai tfu га ¿ixaia чг ¡iiïifl'oij.fv, I and thou will do right. 2. If the substantives... | |
 | James Macgowan - Latin language - 1825 - 200 pages
...— When the substantives are of different persons, the plural verb must agree with the first person, in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; as, Si In ft Tullia valetis, ego et Cicero valetmu, If thou and Tullia are well, I andCicero arc... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Greek language - 1827 - 272 pages
...seed differ. 1 . If the Substantives are of different persons, the Verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; as, íyú> xa! tfù та. ô'ixaut iroi'/jrfo|j,Eu, I and thou will do right. 2. If the Substantives... | |
 | William Yates - Urdu language - 1827 - 336 pages
...with one sword* When two different persons occur in a sentence, the verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third ; as ¿^ } U. J *» we and you will go, £ 5 le- ¿ j J you and they will go. In quoting any phrase,... | |
 | French language - 1834 - 632 pages
...different persons, the pronouns subject are disjunctive, and the verb agrees with the first person, in preference to the second; and with the second, in preference to the third The art in- pronouns must attend the verb, though they be omitted in English ; and, through politeness,... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1839 - 154 pages
...nominatives of different persons are joined by the conjunction and, the verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third; as, ' You and I have learned our lessons ;' ' You and he have received your reward.' 8. When two nouns... | |
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When the nominatives are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third... 
