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“Who” or “Whom” will pay the Syntax?
The Subject and the Predicate had gotten in a fight; each thought that he should come in first and each thought she was right.
They took their case to court that day to have their statements weighed; The Conjunction, being neutral, was the Judge that need be swayed.
The Participle leant support upon the Predicate’s cause, And used a sharpened verb or two that gave the Comma pause.
The Noun and Adjective teamed up and with an Adjectival Phrase, Concocted concrete evidence that leant the Subject praise!
Meanwhile, the Adverb and Article got in a frenzied fight, Until an Interjection stepped in to say “You both are right!”
The courtroom was in quite a stir, but not to be outdone, The Preposition grabbed the door, and though fed up, kept hanging on.
“Silence, silence, in the court!,” the Exclamation cried; “May we a verdict?” was the Inter- rogatory’s reply.
“Yes, indeed,” the Conjunction said; a hush crept o’er the crowd: “The Subject and the Predicate are both guilty beyond a doubt.”
“For either can be safely first and either can be last, But unless those two can get together, they’ll both go nowhere fast.”
“You’ve fought and fought in disarray, so now for your repentance, You’re hereby ordered to cooperate, and that shall be your Sentence.”
Don “Orfeo” Rechtman January, 1995 |
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