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EXERCISE.

Fill up the following spaces with Pronouns.

am here—so are James and Hugh.
Mary is six years of age, but

will

are good; therefore they are

see the

join

brother is eight.

happy. O look at

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exhibition? Dr. Laurie placed

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son under medicine. Do tell

son to school.

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.

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with an accident. John broke my gold-watch,

cost thirty pounds. He

pay for its repair. The children

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 Runjeet Singh. The scissors Mary broke were old favourites of mine. The beauty stands longest is that of the mind. When children quarrel the one is most amiable gives in first. most noble can condescend lowest.

The mind

- 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.*

EXERCISE.

Fill up the spaces with the Compound Relative.

I told you

mamma.

that is

That is pleased him best.

he means.

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

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.

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EXERCISE ON POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE-PRONOUNS.

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

teeth.

brother

pocket-book. The sheep has had

Show me

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own exertions.

has found

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

admire
papa for
me to look over

one. I have asked

books you recommended.
hymn ?

not filled with down. If you give me

I will give

artificial ones.

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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.

of you may take one,

cannot all sit in my pew, but

one of you an however. You Jane or Mary may

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