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"A work on english grammar and composition"

describe--which pronouns never do--we might call
them adjective pronouns. They may be treated as nouns, or as adjectives
modifying nouns to be supplied.
Some adjectives preceded by _the_ are abstract nouns; as, the _grand_, the
_sublime_, the _beautiful_.]
The word, phrase, or clause in the place of which a pronoun is used is
called an +Antecedent+.
+Direction+.--_Point out the pronouns and their antecedents in these
sentences_:--
Jack was rude to Tom, and always knocked off his hat when he met him. To
lie is cowardly, and every boy should know it. Daniel and his companions
were fed on pulse, which was to their advantage. To lie is to be a coward,
which one should scorn to be. To sleep soundly, which is a blessing, is to
repair and renew the body.
+Remark+.--When the interrogatives _who_, _which_, and what introduce
indirect questions, it is not always easy to distinguish them from
relatives whose antecedents are omitted. For example--I found _who_ called
and _what_ he wanted; I saw _what_ was done. The first sentence does not
mean, I found the _person who_ called and the _thing that_ he wanted.
"_Who_ called" and "_what_ he wanted" here suggest questions--questions
referred to but not directly asked. I saw _what_ was done = I saw the
_thing that_ was done.


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