 | John Ash - 1810 - 136 էջ
...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... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1814 - 336 էջ
...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 - 1817 - 480 էջ
...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 - 240 էջ
...differ. 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 x«i o4> roc iixaia irorijtfofuv, I and thou will do right. 2. If the substantives are of... | |
 | James Macgowan - 1825 - 200 էջ
...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 - 1827 - 272 էջ
...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 - 1827 - 336 էջ
...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,... | |
 | 1834 - 632 էջ
...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 էջ
...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... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 էջ
...OBs. 2. — 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 ; for thou and I (or lie, thou, and I) are equivalent to we; and thou and he are equivalent to you:... | |
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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... 
