I think we will have rain.
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LESSON 142.
CONSTRUCTION OF NUMBER AND PERSON FORMS.
AGREEMENT.--VERBS--PRONOUNS.
+Caution+.--A verb must agree with its subject in number and person.
+Remarks+.--Practically, this rule applies to but few forms. +Are+ and
+were+ are the only plural forms retained by the English verb. In the
common style, most verbs have one person form, made by adding +s+ or +es+
(_has_, in the present perfect tense, is a contraction of the indicative
present--_ha_(_ve_)_s_). The verb _be_ has +am+ (first person) and +is+
(third person).
In the solemn style, the second person singular takes the ending +est+,
+st+, or +t+, and, in the indicative present, the third person singular
adds +eth+. (See Lessons 134 and 135.)
_Need_ and _dare_, when followed by an infinitive without _to_, are
generally used instead of _needs_ and _dares_; as, He _need_ not do it; He
_dare_ not do it.
+Caution+.--A collective noun requires a verb in the plural when the
individuals in the collection are thought of; but, when the collection as a
whole is thought of, the verb should be singular.
+Examples+.--
l. The _multitude were_ of one mind.
2. The _multitude was_ too large to number.
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