Conjunctions copulative and disjunctive, couple like cases, moods, and
tenses, as
Socrates docuit Xenophontem et Platonem geographiam, astronomiam,
et rationem globorum:
Socrates taught Xenophon and Plato geography, astronomy,
and the use of the globes.
_Q._ How may a waterman answer the polite interrogation "Who are you?"
correctly, and designate at the same time, an educational institution.
_A._ By saying A-cad-am-I.
The foregoing rule (not riddle) holds good, unless the reason of a
different construction requires it should be otherwise, as
Emi librum centussi et pluris:
I bought a book for a hundred pence, and more,
"100d. are 8s. 4d." --Walkinghame.
The conjunction, quam, than, is often understood after amplius, more,
plus, more, and minus, less, as
Amplius sunt sex menses:
There are more than six months.
For this interesting piece of information we are indebted to Cicero. The
author to whom reference has just been made, has somewhere, if we
mistake not, a similar observation. In thus _ushering_ the _Tutor's_
Assistant into notice, we feel that we are citing a work of which it is
impossible to make too comical mention.
Thank goodness there are not more than six months in a half year!
TO WHAT MOODS OF VERBS CERTAIN ADVERBS
AND CONJUNCTIONS DO AGREE.
Ne, an, num, whether put doubtfully or indefinitely, are joined to a
subjunctive mood, as--
Nihil refert fecerisne an persuaseris: