the Latin. When the words are practically identical, as «causa»,
_cause_, no comparison is needed.]

«27.» Compare again the sentences

«Nauta pugna-t»
_The sailor fights_
«Nautae pugna-nt»
_The sailors fight_

In the first sentence the verb «pugna-t» is in the third person
singular, in the second sentence «pugna-nt» is in the third person
plural.

«28.» RULE. «Agreement of Verb.» _A finite verb must always be in the
same person and number as its subject._

«29.» RULE. _In the conjugation of the Latin verb the third person
singular active ends in «-t», the third person plural in «-nt». The
endings which show the person and number of the verb are called
«personal endings»._

«30.» Learn the following verbs and write the plural of each. The
personal pronouns _he_, _she_, _it_, etc., which are necessary in the
inflection of the English verb, are not needed in the Latin, because the
personal endings take their place. Of course, if the verb’s subject is
expressed we do not translate the personal ending by a pronoun; thus
«nauta pugnat» is translated _the sailor fights_, not _the sailor he
fights_.