+Remarks+.--The pronoun and the verb of an adjective clause relating to the
indefinite subject _it_ take, by attraction, the person and number of the
complement when this complement immediately precedes the adjective clause;
as, It is I _that am_ in the wrong; It is thou _that liftest_ me up; It is
the dews and showers _that make_ the grass grow.
The pronoun _you_, even when singular, requires a plural verb.
+Direction+.--_Justify the use of the following italicized verbs and
pronouns_:--
1. _Books is_ a noun.
2. The good _are_ great.
3. The committee _were_ unable to agree, and _they_ asked to be discharged.
4. The House _has_ decided not to allow _its_ members the privilege.
5. Three times four _is_ twelve. [Footnote: "Three times four _is_ twelve"
and "Three times four _are_ twelve" are both used, and both are
defended. The question is (see Caution for collective nouns), Is the
number four thought of as a whole, or are the individual units composing
it thought of? The expression = Four taken three times is twelve.
_Times_ is a noun used adverbially.]
6. Five dollars _is_ not too much.
7. Twice as much _is_ too much.
8. Two hours _is_ a long time to wait.
9. To relieve the wretched _was_ his pride.
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