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name. 19. For Herodias sake his brother Philip's wife. 20. The troops broke into Leopolds the Empress palace. 21. The sailors were boiling their dinners upon the shore. 22. Industry on our parts is not superseded. 23. All liars shall have their part in the burning lake. 24. By discovering their abilities to detect errors.

SEC. XII. THE SUBSTANTIVE TERM, (Con.)

THE ADJUNCTIVE ELEMENT.

394. A substantive of the word-form used as the significant term in a phrase-form, (68) is put in the Objective case; as, "Spoke to me." "Talked about him." "Whom did you speak to." "This I am sure of." "Him I conferred with."

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395. In a few instances, as in the possessive phrase-form, (69) the substantive is put in the possessive case; as, "A book of theirs." remark of his."

396. When the adjunctive word apparently indicates the subject of a proposition it is put in the nominative case (366); as, "He was spoken to." "He was believed to have been referred to." "He (to him) was told a story."

Grammatical mistakes can occur here only in the use of the five inflected pronouns.

EXERCISE 31.-Correct where necessary, and explain why. Analyze and parse.

1. Whom did you speak of. 2. Between you and I, he is in fault. 3. Who did you give that letter to. 4. Let whoever you wish be present. 5. All came except he who was so much talked about. 6. Asked him whom he gave that letter to. 7. Spoke of some one I know not who. 8. Works for whomsoever hires him. 9. Told who he placed most confidence in. 10. Called on Mrs. B., she who you spoke of yesterday. 11. Do not remember who they were for. 12. Told whom he complained of. 13. Inquired whom he said it was from. 14. "Are still much at a loss who civil power belongs to."-Locke. 15. "Cannot tell who to compare them to."-Bunyan's P. P. 16. "Was some resemblance between this good man and I.”—Ibid. 17. "Brought themselves in to the hands and house of I do not know who." Ibid. 18. "Should always bear the certain marks who they

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