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by it in the objective case. RULE VIII.--NOM. ABSOLUTE. A Noun or a Pronoun is put absolute in the nominative, when its case depends on no other word. RULE IX.--ADJECTIVES. Adjectives relate to nouns or pronouns. RULE X.--PRONOUNS. A Pronoun must agree with its antecedent, or the noun or pronoun which it represents, in person, number, and gender. RULE XI--PRONOUNS. When the antecedent is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the Pronoun must agree with it in the plural number. RULE XII.--PRONOUNS. When a Pronoun has two or more antecedents connected by _and_, it must agree with them jointly in the plural, because they are taken together. RULE XIII.--PRONOUNS. When a Pronoun has two or more antecedents connected by _or_ or _nor_, it must agree with them singly, and not as if taken together. RULE XIV.--FINITE VERBS. Every finite Verb must agree with its subject, or nominative, in person and number. RULE XV.--FINITE VERBS. When the nominative is a collective noun conveying the idea of plurality, the Verb must agree with it in the plural number. RULE XVI.--FINITE VERBS. When a Verb has two or more nominatives connected by _and_, it must agree with them jointly in the plural, because they are taken together. RULE XVII.--FINITE VERBS. When a Verb has two or more nominatives connected by _or_ or _nor_, it must agree with them singly, and not as if taken together. RULE XVIII.--INFINITIVES. The Infinitive Mood is governed in general by the preposition TO, which commonly connects it to a finite verb. RULE XIX.--INFINITIVES. The active verbs, _bid, dare, feel, hear, let, make, need, see_, and their participles, usually take the Infinitive after them without the preposition TO. RULE XX.--PARTICIPLES. Participles relate to nouns or pronouns, or else are governed by prepositions. RULE XXI.--ADVERBS. Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, adjectives, or other adverbs. RULE XXII.--CONJUNCTIONS. Conjunctions connect words, sentences, or parts of sentences. RULE XXIII.--PREPOSITIONS. Prepositions show the relations of words, and of the things or thoughts expressed by them. RULE XXIV.--INTERJECTIONS. Interjections have no dependent construction; they are put absolute, either alone, or with other words. GENERAL OR CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SYNTAX. OBS. 1.--An explanation of the relation, agreement, governmen
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