The Grammar of English Grammars

<p>A Sentence is an assemblage of words making complete sense and always containing a nominative and a verb; as Reward sweetens labour.</p><p> </p><p>The principal parts of a sentence are usually three; namely the SUBJECT or nominative-the attribute or finite VERB-and the case put after or the OBJECT governed by the verb: as Crimes deserve punishment.</p><p> </p><p>Articles relate to the nouns which they limit: as At a little distance from the ruins of the abbey stands an aged elm. See the blind beggar dance the cripple sing The sot a hero lunatic a king.</p><p> </p><p>A Noun or a Pronoun which is the subject of a finite verb must be in the nominative case: as The Pharisees also who were covetous heard all these things; and they derided him.-Luke xvi 14. But where the meekness of self-knowledge veileth the front of self-respect there look thou for the man whom none can know but they will honour.-Book of Thoughts.</p>