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The second part of Grammar, commonly called Syntaxis, or Construction. (Book 2)
HItherto the Eight Parts of speech Declin'd and Undeclin'd have been spoken of sin∣gle, and each one by it self: Now fol∣loweth Syntaxis or Construction, which is the right joyning of these parts together in a Sen∣tence
Construction consisteth either in the agree∣ment of words together in Number, Gender, Case, and Person, which is call'd Concord; or the go∣verning of one the other in such Case or Mood as is to follow.
Of the Concords.
THere be Three Concords or Agreements.
The First is of the Adjective with his Sub∣stantive.
The Second is of the Verb with his Nominative Case.
The Third is of the Relative with his Antece∣dent.
An Adjective (under which is comprehend∣ed both Pronoun and Participle) with his Sub∣stantive or Substantives, a Verb with his Nomi∣native Case or Cases, and a Relative with his An∣tecedent or Antecedents, agree all in number,