IV. A noun or pronoun used as object or objective complement, or as the
principal word of a prepositional phrase, is in the objective case.
V. A noun or pronoun used as explanatory modifier is in the same case as
the word explained.
VI. A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in person, number, and gender.
With two or more antecedents connected by _and_, the pronoun is plural.
With two or more singular antecedents connected by _or_ or _nor_, the
pronoun is singular.
VII. A verb agrees with its subject in person and number.
With two or more subjects connected by _and_, the verb is plural.
With two or more singular subjects connected by _or_ or _nor_, the verb is
singular.
VIII. A participle assumes the action or being, and is used like an
adjective or a noun.
IX. An infinitive is generally introduced by _to_, and with it forms a
phrase used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
X. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.
XI. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
XII. A preposition introduces a phrase modifier, and shows the relation, in
sense, of its principal word to the word modified.
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