agrees in the singular.

The pupils may examine such sentences as--

1. Each word and gesture _was_ suited to the thought;
2. Every bud, leaf, and blade of grass _rejoices_ after the warm rain;
3. No dew, no rain, no cloud _comes_ to the relief of the parched
earth;--

and note that _each_, _every_, and _no_ show that the things named in the
different subjects are taken separately, and that the verbs are therefore
singular.

Such sentences as--

"In the death of Franklin, a philosopher and statesman _was_ lost to the
world"--

may be given to show that subjects connected by _and_ may name the same
thing, and so take a verb in the singular.

Such examples as the following may be given and justified:--

1. Beauty and utility _are_ combined in nature.
2. Either beauty or utility _appears_ in every natural object.
3. Here _is_ neither beauty nor utility.
4. Time and tide _wait_ for no man.
5. Wisdom and prudence _dwell_ with the lowly man.
6. _Does_ either landlord or tenant profit by this bill?
7. Neither landlords nor tenants _profit_ by this bill.