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SEC. IX.-THE SUBSTANTIVE TERM, (Con.)

THE OBJECT.

378. When the object of a proposition is of the word-form, it is put in the Objective case (335); as, "Struck him." "Loved

us."

379. The Factative Object (See Part II,) after Intransitive and Passive verbs, is put in the nominative case; as, "The water became wine." "She was named Mary." "He grew a man." "He was struck a blow," Here the words in italics are all in the nominative case.

Mistakes under this rule can be made only in the use of the five pronouns, I, THOU, HE, SHE, and wнO (334).

EXERCISE 38.-Correct the faulty examples and explain the grammatical principle violated. Analyze and parse each.

1. Whom did you meet? She who you saw. 2. He who is idle reprove. 3. They that honor me, I will honor. 4. Who do you think I am? 5. Inquired who I thought was seen. 6. Asked who I thought to have been seen. 7. Who did you see? Her who you said was at your house. 8. He who committed the offence you should punish, not I who am innocent. 9. Who did you say they heard singing? We, who were singing at the time. 10. Who do you think was heard singing? 11. Who did you say you saw run? 12. Who said he did you see? He who I thought was my friend said I. 13. Who do they think to have been in fault? 14. Who was found to have been in fault? 15. Who, was it proven, was in fault? 16. Who do you believe to be guilty? He, who we made captain of our company. Who did you feel touching you? She, who was seen touching me. 18. 6. Let not him boast that puts on his armor, but he that takes it off."-Barclay. 19. Let none touch it but them who are clean. 20. "Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein."-Bible. 21. "Be careful who you trust. 22. He found his wife's clothes on fire, and she just expiring (105).

23. "Nor knows he who it is his arms pursue,
With eager clasps, but loves he knows not who."

Addison.

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SEC. X.-THE SUBSTANTIVE TERM, (Con.) THE APPOSITIVE. (Adjective El.)

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380. A substantive term of the word-form, used as an Appositive, is put in the same case as its base; as, "This is my friend, HE whom you saw." They killed James, HIM who was mentioned." "I spoke to Mrs. B., HER that was Miss C." "This was related of Dr. West, HIM who translated Pindar." They believed him to be Brown, HIM who was mentioned.” "He was believed to be Brown, HE who was speaking." "I am certain of its being Brown, HIM, etc." "Its being Brown, HE who escaped, surprised us."

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381. When two or more terms, in apposition, constitute a possessive adjective element, the sign of the possessive case is written with the one immediately preceding the modified noun, either expressed or implied, and is understood with the other or others; as, "We came to our FRIEND WILSON's plantation." "I called at Smith's (store), the bookseller," or "at Smith, the bookseller's (store)."

Mistakes under this rule can be made only in the use of the five inflected pronouns.

EXERCISE 39.- Correct such examples as are faulty, and explain why. Analyze and parse each example.

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1. I met your cousin, her who you thought to be away. 2. Milton visited Galileo, he who made so many scientific discoveries. 3. Will you thus requite me, I who have toiled for you. 4. Grant, he that commanded the Nixon, I highly esteemed. Have you never heard of Howard, he who was so celebrated as a philanthropist. 6. "Come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou."-Bible. 7. "The word came not to Israel, but to Jacob, the plain man, him that dwelt in tents."- Wm. Penn. 8. "He never let fall the least intimation that himself, or any other person whomsoever was the object of worship."-Hannah Adams' View. 9. "Our Shepherd, him who is styled King of Saints, will assuredly give his saints the victory."-Lemon. 10. "It may seem odd to talk of we subscribers."-Fowler. 11. "Come thou, we will make a covenant, thee and me."-Bible. 12. "The heavenly Man, the Emanuel, we own and believe in, he whom the high priests raged against."-Fox. 13. "I supposed

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