The people are a many-headed beast. The bulk of his property was lost in the great fire. All the world knows the story of his malady. There was the multitude, so acute, so inquisitive, so polished. Another party of explorers, pushing northwards, came at last in sight of the sea. At the battle of the Nile, Napoleon's fleet was annihilated. The whole troop joined in the headlong chase. The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea. 5. The Distributives, each, every, either, neither, many a, are followed by verbs in the singular. EXERCISE LX. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: Every man is Either plan is Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. accountable for the use he makes of his time. well suited to accomplish your object. Neither house was large enough for the family. Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neighed To join the dreadful revelry.-Campbell. Lepidus flatters both, Of both is flattered; but he neither loves Toiling, rejoicing,-sorrowing, Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees it close.-Longfellow. Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit. Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 6. If the nominatives to a verb are of different persons, connected by and, or any similar conjunction, the verb will be of the first person rather than of the second, and of the second rather than of the third; but if the nomina tives are connected by or or nor, the verb will agree in person with the nominative next it; as My brother and I (=we, first person) soon reached (first person) the spot. You and your sister (=you, second person) have come (second person). I or William is in fault. EXERCISE LXI. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: I and my sister left home last week. The boy and his grandfather walked the whole way. If you and your mother would come, I and my father should rejoice. Either thou or I am to prepare the work. You or your servants must set out at once. You and your father have had a long walk. 200. SECOND CONCORD. 1. When two nouns come together, referring to the same person or thing, they agree in case :— Cicero, the orator, was beheaded. Notes.-(a). The two nouns so referring to the same person or thing are said to be in Apposition (from Latin, appositus, placed near). (b). When two nouns are in apposition in the possessive case, the sign of the possessive is generally attached to one only of the nouns. (c). Sometimes a noun is in apposition to a whole clause. EXERCISE LXII. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: David, the son of Jesse, became king of Israel. Isaiah, the prophet, flourished in the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah. The river Thames flows through London, the capital of England. Cicero, the great orator's speeches are much admired. And put the same into young Arthur's hand, Thy nephew, and right royal sovereign.-Shakespeare. He paid all his debts in full—a thing which his creditors never expected. He neglected to provide means of retreat in case of defeat, a circumstance which proved his ruin. Take me, Mother Earth, to thy cold breast, And fold me in everlasting rest!—Mrs. Jamieson. O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, 2. The verb to be, intransitive verbs, and many transitive verbs in the passive voice, are followed by a noun in the nominative case, which stands in a kind of apposition to the subject:-as, Echo seems an answering blast. Thou art the man. Note. This nominative is sometimes termed the Complementary (Latin, complere, to fill up) Nominative, inasmuch as without it the sense would be incomplete. EXERCISE LXIII. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: The girl becomes a woman. Cæsar was chosen general. The sun is the largest orb in our system. The waters of the river became blood. His very virtues seemed vices in the eyes of his detractors. Farces and pantomimes were his joy. "George, be a king!" were the words which his mother was for ever croaking in the ears of her son; and a king the simple, stubborn, affectionate, bigoted man tried to be. A chieftain's daughter seemed the maid. Till each, retiring claims to be An islet in an island sea.-Scott. My lord dies a Protestant. The chief feature of the Lower Amazon is its vast expanse of smooth water. A broad open plain, offering no advantages to either party, was the field of fight. Though the desire of fame be the last weakness A foe to God was ne'er true friend to man, Some sinister intent taints all he does.-Young. 201. THIRD CONCORD. 1. Pronouns agree in Gender, Number, and Person, with the nouns for which they stand: as The little girl lost her way; but after a time she found it. Note. When a neuter noun is personified, the pronoun will follow the gender of the personified word; as, His form (fem.) had not yet lost all her original brightness. EXERCISE LXIV. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: The boy lost his ball in the snow. George and his sister have gone out in the boat; but they will soon return. The boy lent an oar to his neighbour, but it broke soon after he received it. Father said that I was always to avoid evil companions; they could do me nothing but harm. The dog lost his master in the crowd. The lily is a lovely flower, and it is a general favourite. The people have themselves to blame, if they are not well governed. Then, crowned with flowery hay, came rural joy, See, winter comes to rule the varied year, Sullen and sad with all his rising train.-Thomson. And bids old winter lay her honours down.-Young. If the salt have lost his * saltness, wherewith will ye season it? *No personification. Its had not come into general use in the beginning of the seventeenth century. Its place is almost invariably supplied by his 2. The Relative agrees with its Antecedent in Gender, Number, and Person; as The man, who was lost, is found. Notes.-(a). The antecedent is frequently omitted; as, Who (=He who) steals my purse, steals trash. (b). A whole clause frequently forms the antecedent; as, She seemed to take no notice of him, which I thought strange. (c). The antecedent is frequently to be found in a pronominal adjective; as, Every one praised his valour, who had saved his country. EXERCISE LXV Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: The tree, which stood long in that spot, has been blown down by the storm. The boy who ventured into the swoln torrent was drowned. The horse, which you bought, is lame. The mare, which you sold, has been returned. The girls, who were overtaken by the storm, fled in terror. The sea, which washes our shores, is very treacherous. The boys, who climbed the apple tree, quickly came down again: I, that speak unto thee, am he. I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.-Shakespeare. As she passed under the bridge, she was to fold her hands tightly together as if in pain, which caused the onlookers no small surprise. This was peculiarly trying to a man of my disposition, who am unfit for the noise and bustle of life. I am not one, who much or oft delight To season my fireside with personal talk.- Wordsworth. EXERCISE LXVI. Parse the words in the following Exercise, and apply the Rules: Departed spirits of the mighty dead. Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled.-Campbell. |