From a2dc4df8d436511f04a0fc2c4e28aab26cc8073d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joel D. Ruark" Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:44:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Joel's edits (#501) --- content/number_plural.rst | 20 ++++++++++---------- content/person_first.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/number_plural.rst b/content/number_plural.rst index 9d7683a..a69a8ab 100644 --- a/content/number_plural.rst +++ b/content/number_plural.rst @@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ and :ref:`pronominal suffixes`. Function -------- -:ref:`Noun` -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +:ref:`Nouns` marked as plural +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. _number_plural-common: @@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ endings like -ness, -hood, and -ship. for\_I-bore son **to-his-old-ages** yet I have borne him a son **in his old age**! -:ref:`Adjectives` -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +:ref:`Adjectives` marked as plural +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Generally, plural adjectives (also :ref:`active` and :ref:`passive` adjectival participles) use the :ref:`common plural`. @@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ adjectival participles) use the :ref:`common plural`. and-[dir.obj]\_[def.art]-Levites **who-serve** [dir.obj]-me and the Levites **who serve** before me -:ref:`Verbs` -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +:ref:`Verbs` marked as plural +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A :ref:`finite verb` and/or :ref:`verbal participle` in plural form indicates that the subject of the verb is plural. @@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ indicates that the subject of the verb is plural. for not **they-listened** to-voice-of Yahweh. because **they** did not **listen** to Yahweh's voice. -Participles -~~~~~~~~~~~ +Participles marked as plural +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Participles in plural form can generally use the common plural, but not always. A verbal participle in plural form indicates that the subject of the participle is plural. @@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ that the subject of the participle is plural. bloods-of your-brother **crying-out** to-me Your brother's blood **is calling out** to me -Personal :ref:`pronouns` and :ref:`suffixes` -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Personal :ref:`pronouns` and :ref:`suffixes` marked as plural +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Generally, pronouns and suffixes use the :ref:`common plural`. diff --git a/content/person_first.rst b/content/person_first.rst index efcc844..8a4ab53 100644 --- a/content/person_first.rst +++ b/content/person_first.rst @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The first person form of a term refers to the person(s) writing or speaking. Article ------- -In English, the third person pronouns include: "I", "me", or "my", for singular; and "we", "us", +In English, the first person pronouns include: "I", "me", or "my", for singular; and "we", "us", or "our," for plural. In Biblical Hebrew, terms which are marked for first person do not change form according to gender (:ref:`masculine` and :ref:`feminine`), but they do change form according to number (:ref:`singular` or :ref:`plural`). In Biblical Hebrew,