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———.800 SYNTAX.—ANALYSIS. § 1526th.Supply everywhere the words understoodTth. If the sentence be compound, take the parts of it severally as theydepend one upon another, proceeding with each of them as above.771. Direction 3. In arranging the words for translation, in the subordinate parts of a sentence, observe the following712.—RULES FOR CONSTRUING.I. An oblique case, or the infinitive mood, is put after the word thatgoverns it.JExc. The relative and interrogative are usually put before the governingword, unless that be a preposition ; if it is, then after it.II. An adjective, if no other word depend upon it, or be coupled withit, is put before its substantive ; but if another word depend upon it, orbe governed by it, it is usually placed after it.III. The participle is usually construed after its substantive, or theword with which it agrees.IV. The relative and its clause should, if possible, come immediatelyafter the antecedent.Y. When a question is asked, the nominative comes after the Verb (inEnglish, between the auxiliary and the verbj. Interrogative words, however,such as quis, quotus, quantus, uter, (fee, come before the verb.YI. After a transitive active verb, look for an accusative ;—and after apreposition, for an accusative or ablative ; and arrange the words accordinglyVII. Words in apposition must be construed as near together aspossible.VIII. Adverbs, adverbial phrases, prepositions with their cases, circumstancesof time, place, cause, manner, instrument,