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SYNTAX-ANALYSIS. 131
615. A grammatical subject, being a pronoun, is usually modified by a
noun in apposition; as, "I, Paul, would have come :" or by a relative
clause as in No.5 above.
Note.-Pronouns of the third person, and also relative pronouns, refer to
their antecedents together with their modifications; as, "Rebuke a wise
man, and he will love thee."
616. When the grammatical subject is an infinitive, or a participle used
as a noun, it may I:.e modified like the verb in the predicate (630).
EXERCISES.
In the following propositions. point out the grammatical sulJjecL-the
logical-and state how the grammatical subject is modified :-
All men are not wise.-Tall oaks from little acorns grow.­
Milton's" Paradise Lost" is a work of great merit.--W isdom' s
ways are pleasantness.-The love of money is the root of all
evil.-Evil communications corrupt good manners.-The disposition
to do good should be cherished.-The walls of Babylon
were fifteen miles long.-A desire to excel will stimulate to
exertion.-The effort to succeed will be cromled ,vith success.
-All things come alike to all.
Write Eeutences which have the subject mvuified by a noun in app",i.
tion-vr a nouu in the possessive case-or by an adjunct-or by an adjective
word-or by an infinitive mood-or by a clause of a sentcnce.
MODIFICATION OF MODIFYING WORDS.
617. Modifying or limiting words mDy themselves be modified :-
1. A nQun modifying another, may itself be modified ill all the wnya in
which a Doun as a grammatical subject is modified (614).
2. An adjective qualifying a noun rnay itself be mcdified:-
1. By an adjunct; as, "Be not weary in well.doing."
2. By an adverb; as, "Truly virtuous men often endure reproach."
3. By an infinitive; as, "Be swift to hear, and slow to speak."
3. Again, an adverb may be modified :-
1. By an adjunct; as, "Agreeably to Nature."
2. By another adverb; as .• < Yours very sincerely."
618. A modified grammatical subject, regarded us a complex ide,'. r;twy
itself be modified; as, The OLD bla!'k horse is dead.-The FIRST two hnts
are good, the LAST two are bad. Here old,jirst.last,-each modifying sllb·
jects already modified, viz., black horse, two lincs, two (linfs).
EXERCISES.
1. In the following sentences, by what words are the modif) illg r:OQ1S
modified '-tbe adjectives I-the adverbs'