The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

When is a conjunctive adverb of time:  and relates to the two verbs, are and exert; according to Rule 21st, which says, “Adverbs relate to verbs, participles, adjectives, or other adverbs.”  Because the meaning is—­what conflicts are thy portion, when inclination and habit exert, &c.

Inclination is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and nominative case:  and is one of the subjects of exert; according to Rule 2d, which says, “A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case.”  Because the meaning is—­inclination and habit exert.

And is a copulative conjunction:  and connects inclination and habit; according to Rule 22d, which says, “Conjunctions connect words, sentences, or parts of sentences.”  Because the meaning is—­inclination and habit.

Habit is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and nominative case:  and is one of the subjects of exert; according to Rule 2d, which says, “A noun or a pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb, must be in the nominative case.”  Because the meaning is—­inclination and habit exert.

A is the indefinite article:  and relates to rebel; according to Rule 1st, which says, “Articles relate to the nouns which they limit.”  Because the meaning is—­a rebel.

Rebel is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and nominative case:  and is put in apposition with inclination; according to Rule 3d, which says, “A noun or a personal pronoun used to explain a preceding noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case.”  Because the meaning is—­inclination, a rebel.

And is a copulative conjunction:  and connects rebel and traitor; according to Rule 22d, which says, “Conjunctions connect words, sentences, or parts of sentences.”  Because the meaning is—­a rebel and a traitor.

A is the indefinite article:  and relates to traitor; according to Rule 1st, which says, “Articles relate to the nouns which they limit.”  Because the meaning is—­a traitor.

Traitor is a common noun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and nominative case:  and is put in apposition with habit; according to Rule 3d, which says, “A noun or a personal pronoun used to explain a preceding noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case.”  Because the meaning is—­habit, a traitor.

Exert is a regular active-transitive verb, from exert, exerted, exerting, exerted; found in the indicative mood, present tense, third person, and plural number:  and agrees with its two nominatives inclination and habit; according to Rule 16th, which says, “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.”  Because the meaning is—­inclination and habit exert.

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