Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Alonzo Reed;Brainerd Kellogg
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same case (Nom. or Obj.) as the word to which it relates.
III. A noun or pronoun used as possessive modifier is in the possessive case. IV. A noun or pronoun used as object or objective complement, or as the principal word of a prepositional phrase, is in the objective case. V. A noun or pronoun used as explanatory modifier is in the same case as the word explained. VI. A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in person, number, and gender. With two or more antecedents connected by _and_, the pronoun is plural. With two or more singular antecedents connected by _or_ or _nor_, the pronoun is singular. VII. A verb agrees with its subject in person and number. With two or more subjects connected by _and_, the verb is plural. With two or more singular subjects connected by _or_ or _nor_, the verb is singular. VIII. A participle assumes the action or being, and is used like an adjective or a noun. IX. An infinitive is generally introduced by _to_, and with it forms a phrase used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. |
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