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ETYMOLOGY-PRONOUNS. 57
295. Own is not nsed as a possessive pronoun by itself, but is add~d to
tbe othp.r possessive pronouns, or to the possessive ca.e of nouns, to rel)der
'he posi'ession expressed by tbem emphatic; a>. "My own book;" "Tbe
boy's own bonk." 'The possessive pronoun, with own following it, may
have its substantive understood; as, "This book is my olen."
DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS.
296. The Distributive pronouns represent objects as
taken separately. They are each, every, either, neither.
297. Each deuotes two or more objects taken separately.
298. El'ery denotes each of more than two objects taken individually,
aud comprehends them all.
299. Either means one of two, but not both. It is sometimes used for
each; as, " On either side of the river."
300. !I'either means not either.
301. Tbe distributives are always of the third person singular, even
when Liley relate b the persons speaking'. or to those spoken to; liS, " Each
of us-each of you-~acll of them-has his fault • ."
DEillONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS.
302. The Demonstratire pronouns point out objects
definitely. They are this, that, with their plurals, these,
those, (692-694).
303. Yon aud which, before a noun, seem more properly to belong to
this class of words than to any other; as, .. Yon trem bJing coward;"
.. Yvn tall cliff;" .. JVhich thiugs are an allegory" ~ .. These things," &c.
304. Jbl1ller and latier, first and last, with the prefixed-though often
used like that aud this-referriug to words contrasted, arc properly aJjectives
(2 1 )1).
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.
305. The Indefinite pronouns designate objects indefinitely.
They are, none, any, all, such, whole, some,
both, one (used indefinitely), other, another. The three
last are declined like nouns.
306. To these may be addeJ no, much, mallY, few, several, and the like;
also, who, which, aud what, used responsively (284).
307. One, del'oting a definite number, is II numeral adjective (205): a~,
" One Illan is 8ufficient." But one, referriDg indefinitely to an individulIl,
is aD iudefinite [Nnoun. Thus used, with it~ nouo following, it is inde-