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ETYMOLOGY-PRONOUNS. 53
275. In old writings, the antecedent word is sometimes expre@sed,ei.tber
before or after tbe compound relative, for the sake of IZreater empha'18 or
preci,ion; as, "Blessed lS he, whosoever ~hall not be 0f!en~ed i~ me."­
Eng. Bible. "lVhosoever will, let him talie th~ water of hfe. ThIS usage,
however. is now nearly obsolete except with the word whatever; as,
"WhatEver you do, let it be done well."
276. IVhoso, formerly used in the sense of whoever, or whosoever, is now
obsolete.
277. Wnat, whatever, whatsoet'er, whichever, or whichsoever, are often
used befure substantives, as a sort of indefinite adjective; as, "lVhat
money we had was taken away:' "Whatever course you take, act uprightly."
When thus used, the noun is sometimes placed bet wee" what,
which, or whose, and soever; as, "What course soever"-" Into whose house
soet'er ye enter" (856).
PARSING.
278. The relative is parsed by stating its gender,
number, case,
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and antecedent [the gendpr and number
being always the same as those of the antecedent (742)];
thus :-
"The boy who studies what is useful, will improve."
Who is a relative pronoun, masculine, in the nominative singular, and
refers to "boy," as its antecedent.
IVhat is a relative pronoun, neuter, in the nominative singular, and
refers to .. thing," or .. that," as its antecedent, omitted: if supplied,
what must be changed into which (266); thus, tbe thin!J
which, or that which.
'j'he pupil may assign reasons for the statements made in parsing, I1B
exemplifi~d (253).
EXERCISES ON THE RELATIVE.
1. Write on the blackboard a list of nouns, arranged in a column on tbe
left side, nnd write after each its proper relative; tbus, .. The man-who;"
.. Tbe bird-which."
2. In the following sen tenceR, point out the relative, and the antecedent,
or word to which it relates. Also state whether it is aJiditive or
restrictive (267):-
A man who is generous will be honored.-God, by whose
kindness we live, whom we worship, who created all things, is
eternaJ.-That is the book which I lost.-He who steals my
purse, steals trash.-This is the boy whom we met.-This is
the man that did it.-These are the books that you bought.
The person who does no good, does harm.-The woman who
was hurt, is well.-This is the cat, that killed the rat, that ate
the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built?