 | William Neilson - Irish language - 1808 - 300 pages
...they are great men. 3. If two or more persons or things be spoken of in a sentence, the pronoun will agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second person rather than the third; as, cuaid tusa agus misi go Baileat clia't, agus bi sinn ann o bealtine... | |
 | Alexander Adam - English language - 1812 - 334 pages
...or relative plural; as, Petrus ft Joannes, qui sunt docti, Peter and John, who are learned. Obs. i. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb...with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullia "oaletis, ego et Cicero vatfmtu, If you and Tullia are well, I and Cicero are wefl, Cic. In... | |
 | John Mair - Latin language - 1813 - 304 pages
...nominatives, and of different persons, the plural verb will agree with the more worthy person; that is, with the first person rather than the second, and with the second tather than the third; as, If you and Tullia are well, I arid iS» tu et TuIHa valetis, ego et Cicero... | |
 | Alexander Adam - English language - 1818 - 250 pages
...relative plural ; as, Petrus et Joannes, gui sunt duett, Peter ami John, who are learned« Obs. 1. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb...second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullía naletis, ego et Cicero valeinus, If you and Tullía are well, I and Cicero are well, Сгс. In English... | |
 | Alexander Adam - Latin language - 1820 - 250 pages
...substantives ; as, Ad Ptolemœuni Cleopatramque reges legati missi, ie the king-and queen, Liv. Obs. 1. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb...with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu ft TuUia valetis, ego et Cicero valemus, If you and Tullía are well, I and Cicero are well, Cic. In... | |
 | Alexander Adam - Latin language - 1820 - 252 pages
...relative plural ; as, Pdrui ft Joannes, qui eunt doctt. Peter and John, '.vim are learned. Obs. 1. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb...and with the second rather than the third ; as, Si lu et Tullía valetis, ego et Cicero valeinus, If you and Tullia are well, I and Cicero are well, Cíe.... | |
 | Thomas Morell - Latin language - 1821 - 234 pages
...the Verb following in the Plural Number : and when different Persons are expressed, the Verb agrees with the first Person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third, as being the most worthy Persons. 1. Honor and Glory incite Courage and Virtue. 2. The Sun and the Moon... | |
 | J B. Mallet - French language - 1821 - 626 pages
...pronouns of different persons for its nominatives, besides that it must be in the plural, must also agree •with the first person rather than the second, and with the teeond rather than the third. These pronouns nominative are all disjunctive, and the verb must besides... | |
 | Thomas Ruddiman - Latin language - 1822 - 168 pages
...est, understanding, reason, and prudence is in old men. NOTE 2. That when two or more nominatives are of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second, and the second rather than the third : as, si tu et Tvllia valetit, ego et Cicero valemus, if you and Tullia... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1822 - 240 pages
...which he spoke. 1. When the relative follows two words, of difièrent persons, it agrees with the first rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third. a. The relative often agrees with an antecedent understood, or implied in a possessive pronoun ; as,... | |
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Obs. l. If the substantives be of different persons, the verb plural must agree with the first person rather than the second, and with the second rather than the third ; as, Si tu et Tullía valêtis, ego et Cicero 
