The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-02-22
Syntax of Pfonouns.

voc to. pa stop 10 The business, and 70
tbzt reason we're more guilty than the mer
engaged in the business" Here according
= one ofths universal laws OF language the
w9ri Bas-aes neei not be repealed, but it,
Place wDald properly be supplied BY the
proaouu e. Take another example. The
bgnding caught fire fron the stroke, oui
foriunstsly vent out before much dansgc
resulted" Here the saiidiag is represented
as taking fire and then going out, instead Of
cur being told that the fire went out" or
70 avoid repetition, "thai it went ont,
where Z Is said 10 refer 10 fire Is is anteced-
IN. In the folloFing examples supply per
soasl pronouls where needed:
/. The cause OF the fire was unknown.
but as the FIRE was discovered soon asier the
freight-;raia passed it is supposed it was
caused By a spark from the engine
Henry Kuriz IS proprietor Of he plan
ing mill, and look through The establish
Iasaf vii coaTiacs one that the mill is in
prosperous condition
Aad although may only las. buta
f-S days, the disease is often followed BY
very SLOW convsIeseence.
~ Lichty is having q consultation
Tosm built - MS Office, this win help the
appearauce OF bis Office greatly.
8 The game is in splendid condilion, the
specimens of which shot Lere being ola
character % suit epicures
Personal pronouns must be used only to
avoid unnecessary repetition Of the nouns
thsy represent The raio is violated in each
cf thess examples;
l. The laiies haye heir many reasons 20
c1agfa.a.ais thenselves on What they arc
nov accomplishing
. Hs vas somewhat shocked. ba; lie
laughed when lie related the accident
ta0agh lie suffered much pain.
3. George Herring hss jest pat steam in
bis fine dssiiing, and heis delighted with
IL.
T. Az ofihem cane ladsaed wiih pres
eais, many OF them being very valuable.
Q. IT'S soneEhat peculiar, the attitude
Of the United States IN this affair.
Pronouas IL The plu-al Improperly used
q represent nouns ID the singular:
Nob3fy's opinion Is worth anything
OF this water question. paless they are sK-
pefisaead 10 such ms ie-s OF have given It
special siady.
. The sTsTass smsl boy is extremely
f5a3 OF skating, aud skim Of ice on the
RISER VII oa.ea te8p. them ont or lis sur
face.
. Oar frneiz aiaa~s LAD la) officially
IN raising the large corn, as they we're too
late, the lrSst you'd freeze them in the
hH
g. Anyb3dy Eho wants 10 can come up
and teii saa: they kuoE. bat We have 70
authority 10 sumncn .hem-
s. The police, az soon as they found ore
such, would either send them home or take
them themselves
6. Ifany one doubts this let them come
and see, and D. convinced Al once.
:. oh, ! ssid, some oae IS wiauing
their way 10 your heart, guess"
Wanted in each, a proaoun in the plural
l. Should those saw-miI men be per
mitted to haul over those roads when tie
weather is unit to do 81, and be kept up at
the expense OF the citizens?
,. The dealers in southern fruits keep
customers supplied Al prices as reasonable
as it can be purchased elsewhere.
3. These parties must have certain rules
By which its measures can be properly srd
successfully formulated.
4. The lsboring man and the business
man gees to his work having had little or
no time 10 devote to the news
3. The merchant and the capitalist had
an equal show to increase his bank. account
by subscribing
When each or every is used with q single
noun. or with two or more in :he same
connection, the pronoun representing the
same must always be in tLe singular, as
Every leaf and every tvig and every drop
Of water has its mission to fulfill" But as
our Pronouns Of the third person singular
can only be usci 70 represent nouns Of their
own gender, when We want one that viii
apply to both genders We had better use the
word al instead, as showa in She next three
examples, where the gords to &c changed /
or omitted are included in parenlEesis
l. (rhe) people are getting prouder every 4
year, and everybody ali lEantsl want 10 /
fix up little but can't get Jhe Kind offur- 1
nitUre they want.
,. The parlors were beautifully decorat- /
ed, and (every one ala seemed 10 enjoy /
themselves very mech.
3. Every person. all present strained 4
their eyes in an endaavor to sse the Jury. /
the prisoner and the prothonotsry at the
same time.
Correct the following by using the pro
noun in the singular. Eitaou. the feminine
gender;
l. Every one who can't behave them
selves and are brought before him VIII re
ceive the same treatment as the above fel-
lows
,. Every dealer IL the above named ma
terials will get their share, provided their
material gives satisfaction and is wha, the
want
3 Each OF these chapels viii employ a
pastor, aud viii petition the conlereuos TO
Include them in The conference territ9ry.
J. He would oause every one iha; did
a0- support him % shake the dust Of Ger
many from their feet.
5. Each Of the election officers in tie
staie viii likely be entitled TO three DAYS
asy for their services
e Washington has an iadalgeut way Of
citing one foiloE ont their idiosyncrasies
without question.
:. When one again emeFses from the
'hrysalis state, yoa are net received with
as one resurrec'ei.
Sometimes a pronoun IS used so in6ef-
ai,ely that We are Obliged to guess the
meaning, As in this example: In The event
Of the number Of patients from any road or
? nployer exceeding the plumber Of cots by
Il endowed" Cots endowed by him or It 8 /
iaeaeh Of The following insert in place Of the
p7oaoua the word OF words necessary 70
make sense:
1. If they do no. obey the order, the city
Win iesr TIE Old bOiidiag down and charge
L 10 the organization.
,. All over The city there are such cases
o. cesiitu,iOu and something should be
] me 10 alleviate their s9fering.
5. These stirred vel toge,her, and as
nlsh OF il drunk as can be taken without
nausea.
1. He gOes on business, and but he will
liso likely sse tie pleasure side Of it too.
0m'i also)
8 Should they refuse In nav .Ls s,.