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... Relative , Interrogative , and Adjective XIX . The Relative Pronoun and Relative Clause , XX . Participles . - Participial Clauses , XXI . A Review , • XXII . Sentences , Phrases , Clauses , Apposition , XXIII . Period , Interrogation ...
... Relative , Interrogative , and Adjective XIX . The Relative Pronoun and Relative Clause , XX . Participles . - Participial Clauses , XXI . A Review , • XXII . Sentences , Phrases , Clauses , Apposition , XXIII . Period , Interrogation ...
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... RELATIVE , INTERROGATIVE , AND ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS . * WHAT is a pronoun ? ( See Lesson IV . , if you forget . ) How many different classes of pronouns are there , and what are their names ? There are four classes of pronouns - Personal ...
... RELATIVE , INTERROGATIVE , AND ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS . * WHAT is a pronoun ? ( See Lesson IV . , if you forget . ) How many different classes of pronouns are there , and what are their names ? There are four classes of pronouns - Personal ...
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... relative pronoun ? A relative pronoun is a word that relates to a noun or pronoun before it . What is this noun or pronoun going before , to which the rela- tive relates , called ? The antecedent . In the sentence , " The boy who is ...
... relative pronoun ? A relative pronoun is a word that relates to a noun or pronoun before it . What is this noun or pronoun going before , to which the rela- tive relates , called ? The antecedent . In the sentence , " The boy who is ...
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... relative . What are adjective pronouns ? Adjective Pronouns are words that are some- times used instead of nouns , but are more fre- quently followed by their nouns , which they limit , or qualify , after the manner of adjectives . Give ...
... relative . What are adjective pronouns ? Adjective Pronouns are words that are some- times used instead of nouns , but are more fre- quently followed by their nouns , which they limit , or qualify , after the manner of adjectives . Give ...
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... RELATIVE PRONOUN AND RELATIVE CLAUSE . WHAT is a Relative Pronoun ? A Relative Pronoun is one that relates to a noun or pronoun going before , called the antecedent . What is the antecedent ? The antecedent is a noun or pronoun before the ...
... RELATIVE PRONOUN AND RELATIVE CLAUSE . WHAT is a Relative Pronoun ? A Relative Pronoun is one that relates to a noun or pronoun going before , called the antecedent . What is the antecedent ? The antecedent is a noun or pronoun before the ...
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