+Direction+.--_Write correct sentences illustrating every point in these
five Cautions_.
LESSON 87.
CONSTRUCTION OF PRONOUNS--CONTINUED.
+Caution+.--Several connected relative clauses relating to the same
antecedent require the same relative pronoun.
+Direction+.--_Study the Caution, and correct these errors_:--
1. It was Joseph that was sold into Egypt, who became governor of the land,
and which saved his father and brothers from famine.
2. He who lives, that moves, and who has his being in God should not forget
him.
3. This is the horse which started first, and that reached the stand last.
4. The man that fell overboard, and who was drowned was the first mate.
+Caution+.--When the relative clause is not restrictive, [Footnote: See
Lesson 61.] _who_ or _which_, and not _that_, is generally used.
+Example+.--Water, _which_ is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, covers
three-fourths of the earth's surface.
+Direction+.--_Study the Caution, and correct these errors_:--
1. The earth is enveloped by an ocean of air, that is a compound of oxygen.
and nitrogen.
2. Longfellow, that is the most popular American poet, has written
beautiful prose.
3. Time, that is a precious gift, should not be wasted.
4. Man, that is born of woman, is of few days and full of trouble.
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