| William Harvey Wells - 1847 - 228 pages
...which one word has over another, in determining its state. RULES OF SYNTAX. RULE I. — NOMINATIVES. The subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case ; as, " The moon shines with borrowed light ;" — " Thou shall not steal." . What are the principal... | |
| Edward J. Hallock - 1849 - 262 pages
...References will be made only to those sections to which no reference has hitherto been made. RULE. The subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case. RULE. The object of a transitive verb is put in the objective case. EXAMPLES FOR PARSING. Apples' grow.... | |
| Allen Hayden Weld - 1852 - 244 pages
...nouns ? Give an example. Why is the expression it is me, mcorrect ? SECTION XLVIII. EULE III. 437. The subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case. HOLE IV. 438. A verb must agree with its subject nominative in number and person. NOTE. — The verbs... | |
| Edward J. Hallock - 1854 - 260 pages
...References will be made only to those sections to which no reference has hitherto been made. RULE. The subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case. RULE. The object of a transitive verb is put in the objective case. EXAMPLES FOR PARSING. Apples' grow.... | |
| 1854 - 402 pages
...oblige to be in" a certain number and person ? B. 1. A finite verb governs the nominative case. 2. The subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case. If a thing " must be," is it not governed ? Which is the simplest and best form to express the sense... | |
| Goold Brown - 1856 - 362 pages
...is tie subject of will compensate; according to Rule II, which says, "A noun or a pronoun which la the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case." Because the meaning is — enterprise will compensate, Alas is an interjection, indicating sorrow:... | |
| Goold Brown - 1856 - 136 pages
...mouthe, I'll rant as well as thou." — Sluik. KULE II. — NOMINATIVES. A Noun or a Pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case : as, " I know thou sayst it : says thy life the same ?" Obs. 1. — Every nominative belongs to some... | |
| Goold Brown - 1856 - 142 pages
...mouthe, I'll rant as well as thou." — Shak. KULE II. — NOMINATIVES. A Noun or a Pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case : as, " I know thou sayst it : says thy life the same ?" Obs. 1. — Every nominative belongs to some... | |
| 1856 - 496 pages
...not correct, and to enable the student to correct it, they give this rule, and this only, viz. : " The subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case." Well, let us apply their own logic to this example, thus: The word "him" is used as the subject of... | |
| Goold Brown - 1860 - 354 pages
...is the subject of will compensate; according to Rule II, which says, " A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case." Because the meaning is — enterprise will compensate. Alas is an interjection, indicating sorrow:... | |
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