other similar weak words and never end it with prepositions, small, weak
adverbs or pronouns.

The parts of a sentence which are most closely connected with one another
in meaning should be closely connected in order also. By ignoring this
principle many sentences are made, if not nonsensical, really ridiculous
and ludicrous. For instance: "Ten dollars reward is offered for
information of any person injuring this property by order of the owner."
"This monument was erected to the memory of John Jones, who was shot by
his affectionate brother."

In the construction of all sentences the grammatical rules must be
inviolably observed. The laws of concord, that is, the agreement of
certain words, must be obeyed.

(1) The verb agrees with its subject in person and number. "I have,"
"Thou hast," (the pronoun _thou_ is here used to illustrate the verb
form, though it is almost obsolete), "He has," show the variation of the
verb to agree with the subject. A singular subject calls for a singular
verb, a plural subject demands a verb in the plural; as, "The boy
writes," "The boys write."

The agreement of a verb and its subject is often destroyed by confusing
(1) collective and common nouns; (2) foreign and English nouns; (3)
compound and simple subjects; (4) real and apparent subjects.

(1) A collective noun is a number of individuals or things
regarded as a whole; as, _class regiment_. When the individuals
or things are prominently brought forward, use a plural verb;
as The class _were_ distinguished for ability. When the idea of