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96 ADVERBIAL SUBJECT. [Par. 134, 135.

hard at the bridge, loosening the props and tearing down
the planks.
134 An Object may be parsed as follows:After Direct. 1.1
Active
AVer 2 I ndirect..
Verb |2 Iniret 2 After what Verb.
Object. After 3"Retained." 3.
Passive
4. Adverbial. 4. Answering what
question.
Lars Porsena Indirect had given.
Them Indirect sent.
Rebellion Retained would be forgiven.
Them Retained was offered.
Days Adverbial "How long "
Romans Indirect to teach.
Lesson Direct to teach.
Answer the rest for yourself.
Adverbial Subject.
135 I. The Subject is sometimes used with the Participle (without any Verb of which it can be called
the Subject) so as to make an Adverbial Phrase -
(1) " They dragged my friend away, I in vain resisting and protesting," i.e., " while I," &c.
(2) " Up we climbed, he remaining below."
(3) " This done, they departed."
(4) " Breal:fast ended, they went out for a walk."
Examples (1) and (2) shew us that in this construction the Noun is used Subjectively, and not