When there is danger of obscurity, repeat the nouns.
+Examples+.--_High_ and _tall_ are synonyms: _this_ may be used in speaking
of what grows--a tree; _that_, in speaking of what does not grow--a
mountain. Homer was a genius; Virgil, an artist: in _the one_ we most
admire the man; in _the other_, the work.
+Direction+.--_Study the Caution, and correct these errors_:--
1. Talent speaks learnedly at the bar; tact, triumphantly: this is
complimented by the bench; that gets the fees.
2. Charles XII. and Peter the Great were sovereigns: the one was loved by
his people; the other was hated.
3. The selfish and the benevolent are found in every community; these are
shunned, while those are sought after.
+Direction+.--_Write correct sentences illustrating every point in these
five Cautions_.
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LESSON 88.
CONSTRUCTION OF PRONOUNS--CONTINUED.
Miscellaneous Errors.
+Direction+.--_Give the Cautions which these sentences violate, and correct
the errors_:--
1. He who does all which he can does enough.
2. John's father died before he was born.
3. Whales are the largest animals which swim.
4. Boys who study hard, and that study wisely make progress.
5. There are miners that live below ground, and who seldom see the light.
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