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&entheverbisseparatedfromitsrealnominativeorsubjectbyseveralinterveningwordsandinsucheisliabletomaketheverbagreewiththesubjeearesttoit。Hereareafelesshowingthattheleadingwritersnowaakeatumbleintothispitfall:
1。"Thepartitionwhiinistersmadeofthepoverweresingularlyhappy。"—Macaulay。
(Shouldbewastoagreewithitssubject,partition。)
2。"Ohequalitieswhichfititfordiitfaraordinaryman。"—Bagehot。
(Shouldbeunfitstoagreewithsubjee。)
3。"TheTibetaoextheirtrythosedangerousinfluencesearahechiefcauseofoura。"—TheTimes。
(Shouldbewastoagreeearance。)
4。"Aofandindifferehesedays。"—Telegraph。(Shouldbeprevailstoagreewithamount。)