alytical practical grammar - Toronto Public Library

11. Tlte relative wbat in it8elll'epresellts but one case-tI,e 1!ominat~",;
or objective; but it implie8 a reference to II general antecedent omitted, to
wltici. bel()ngs the other case required by tlte constrllction. When litis antecedent
is trrpressed, which must be 1,sed instead of what (266).
1. This is precisely what was necessary. 2. Wh~t can not be prevented
must be endured. 3. We must not delay till to·morrow what ougbt to be
done today. 4. Choose what is most fit; custom will make it the most
agreeable. 5. Foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost,
than what they possees. G. What he gained by diligence, he squandered
by extravagance.
12. Whoever and whosoever are equivalent to a simple relative, and a
general or i"definite antecedent, and in parsing may be so resolved; thus,
whoever = nny one who. The Slime is the case "'ill, whatever alld whalso·
ever; whatever ~ everytlling which; as,
1. Whoever tolJ such R. story, must have been misinformed. 2. Who·
ever is not content in poverty, would not be perfectly happy io the midst
of plenty. 3. Whoever passes his time in idleness, can make but little
improvement. 4. Whatever gives paio to others, deserves not the nnme
of pleasure. 5. Whatever is worth doiog at all, is worth doing well.
NOTE.- lVhatevcr is IDOSt frequently useu as what somet!mes i~ (2'77)
simply to qualify a noun i as,
6. Aspire at perfectioo, in whatever slate of life you 1D3Y be placed.
7. I forget what words he uttered. S. By what means shall we obtain
wisdom' 9. By whatever arts we may attract atteotion, we can secure
esteem only by amiable dispositions.
13. 77wugh partic;ples never directly declare, yet tlup always imply
'mnething either dOTle or doi7lg; alld are useJ in reference to some noun or
pronoun; a8,
1. Admired aod applauded, he became vain. 2. Having finished our
le~eolls, we weot to play. 3. Proceediog on his journey, he was seized
with a dangerous malady. 4. Beiog engaged at the time of my call, he
had not a moment to spend with me.
14. TI,e pa.,t patticiple of a few intransitive verbs is sometimes joined to
the verb" to be," which git'es 811eh verbs a passive appearance (374); as,
1. I am come, in compliance with your desire. 2. If such maxims anJ
practices prevail, what has become of deceocy nnd virtue! The old house
is fallen down. 4. John is gone to Londoo.
15. Intlansitive verbs are often followed by pupositions, making what
are sometimes called compound transitive verbs. Tlte verb and preposition
may, in weft cases, be parsed either togetlter or separately in tlte active voice.
In the passive voice, they mU8t be parsed together; as,