join

EXERCISE.

Fill up the following spaces with Pronouns.

am here—so are James and Hugh.

Mary is six years of age, but

will

brother is eight.

are good; therefore they are

happy. O look at

Did

see the

exhibition? Dr. Laurie placed

husband, and

taught

son under medicine. Do tell

son to school.

will put it to rights.

to

RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

I've now to tell a little more,

You have not heard this name before.

'Tis called a relative.

It does relate to somebody,

Whoe'er that somebody may be.

And now their names I'll give ;—

Who, which, or in their stead say that.
The man who caught a great big rat,
And nearly killed another.

The dog which saw the whole ado,
Ran forward and he caught one too;
And puss that ate the other.

You see the who relates to man,
And which is for the dog which ran-
Then that relates to puss.

We're very glad that puss should kill
The rats which might these houses fill
If they were all let loose.

When the relative pronoun relates to a person, we use who, as the boy who behaves well is beloved. But when it relates to an animal, or something without life, we use which, as the kitten which Jane gave me is black and white; or, the bottle which you broke cost ten shillings.

with an accident. John broke my gold-watch,

came to school, met

broke my desk must

presented me

with that work-box, paid for it most liberally.

That is often used instead of which.

EXERCISE.

There sits the snarling little boy
The Koh-i-noor diamond

put away.

I mean to

was pre

sented to our Queen, was once in the possession of Run

jeet Singh. The scissors

old favourites of mine. The beauty

Mary broke were stands longest

is that of the mind. When children quarrel the one is most amiable gives in first. The mind most noble can condescend lowest.

is

What is a compound Relative Pronoun, and is conveniently used instead of saying, the thing which, thus, You remember what happened yesterday; for, You remember the thing which happened yesterday.*

that is

would happen if you disobeyed
I paid for the book.
He kept
I suppose you do not know

pleased him best.

he means. Bring Alison's Europe to John, for

he likes.

ADJECTIVE-PRONOUNS.

Adjective-nouns you've heard before,

And you will now learn something more

Adjective-pronouns too.

These pronouns show no quality,

Yet place them with a noun, and try
How nicely they will do.

* Whatsoever, whosoever, &c., are Compound Relative Pronouns

also.

My head, thy hand, his top, her doll,
Our cook, your cloak, their own green poll,
That monkey's lost its tail,

These houses, and this waterfall—
Adjective-pronouns these are all;
And each or every gale.

There are four different kinds of adjectives pronouns. 1. Possessive, which are my, thy, his, her, our, your, their, its own.

2. Demonstrative, which are this, that, these, those. 3. Distributive-each, every, either, neither.

4. Indefinite-none, any, all, such, whole, some, both, one, other, and another.

POSSESSIVE AND DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVEPRONOUNS.

They are POSSESSIVE when you see

That each belongs to somebody,

My hand, thy head, his heart.

DEMONSTRATIVE means pointing out

As I do now all round about,
These books, that box, this tart.

DISTRIBUTIVE AND INDEFINITE ADJECTIVE

PRONOUNS.

DISTRIBUTIVE means-give away,

To either, each, or every-nay,

To neither (it may be).

When not particular at all—
Just

any one, INDEFINITE call.
That list you've learned to me.

EXERCISE ON POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE-PRONOUNS.

John told me

Insert Possessive Adjective-Pronouns in spaces.
cousin is wealthier than mine.
success in life depended on

teeth.

own exertions.

brother has found

Show me
pocket-book. The sheep has had

wet coat, Harry. Is this
sister's. This sweet flower lost

off

is

I shall hear

music lesson when

out. This work-box is lovely and

wool cut. Take

slate? No, it perfume.

papa goes compartments

are useful.

EXERCISE ON DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

PRONOUNS.

house is much larger than the other. I do not
song but I enjoy -one. I have asked
- books you recommended. Will you allow

admire
papa for
me to look over
not filled with down. If you give me

hymn?

I will give artificial ones.

pillows are surely real flowers jam is most ex

cellent. The fruit was obtained from Port-Glasgow which grandpapa planted.

trees in

EXERCISE ON THE DISTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVE

PRONOUN.

John did not promise to give

apple.
cannot all sit in my pew, but

of you may take one,

one of you an however. You Jane or Mary may