Lanterna Rally

Author: Lucy Toulmin Smith

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781230065922

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...(2) it connects two sentences, with the same kind of power as the relative adverbs (see 93); they might therefore be called "conjunctive pronouns" and the others "conjunctive adverbs," but that it is useless to multiply terms. The relative pronouns which and who usually join co-ordinate clauses; that introduces a sub-ordinate clause. (See 99.) Co-ordinate.--" He undertook an expedition to the gallery, which he entered with a feeling of solemnity."--Hay ward's Goethe, p. 49. "Hanno was one of those who were most unfriendly."--J. Sime's Germany, p. 62. "He mentions the visit of a bookseller who requested a dozen of such pieces."--lb., p. 79. "I do lack some part Of that quick spirit that is in Antony."--Jul. Ckesar, Act i., sc. 2. (a) WHO, relating to persons, is thus declined in both singular and plural; what relates only to neuter singular antecedents, but its genitive whose relates to both singular and plural. Mas. and Fem. Neut. Nom. who what Gen. whose whose Sat. to whom what Ace. whom what The usage of these is shown in the following examples. The noun or pronoun to which the relative refers is called the antecedent, y. "The man who dares be just."--W. Taylor. "The woman who hesitates is lost."--Proverb. "Thousands who wander in this world of care."--Mrs. Hunter. G. "Thou whose glory fills the skies."--Hymn. "Those finer chords whose music life deplores."--L, E. Landon. N. "I feel like one who treads alone. Some banquet-hall deserted, G.-Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead."--T. Moore. D. "If you did know to whom I gave the ring, If you did know for whom I gave the ring, And would conceive...