The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-08
The ADVERTISERS
 Y HOME STUDY CIRCLE


 Mrs B.-I think in many instances your statement is warranted by the facts But you EIust not say persons whom supposed used excellent English, etc. q S SMno; ana 13t whom. is the proper form US ed" and not the object of the verb
 The rult Is that when the verb think sense of '1n ones estimstion," or Tin ject.
 Mrs. Ali one woull study the les. sons Correct English and How to Use It. one would not make many errors in grammatical construction.
 Mrs. B.-That i5 true. for wherever tho lessons have been introduced the result has been a marked improvement in speech. In some piaces where the college Is the center of interest ladies have form. ed classes for the purpose of giving more attention to English. They say that until rect English ard How to Use It. they
 Shall and I Should.
 q shalr' and '1 should cxpresr s con- dition beyond the eontrol of the wiil; shall be ill;,' or secondly. If were to eat this fruit should be ill"
 It Is incorrect to say If eat this fruit will be ill, because "i wiir' means either T am deter mined CT "I promise. equivalent to saying q am determined to be ili' or T promise to be III"
 Incorrect-I will be obliged to go. Cor rect-I shall be obliged to go.
 Incorrect-I shall be delighted to go. Correct-I shall be delighted to go. Incorerct--I will be pleased to see you.
 Incorrect--I would have been obliged to to to go. 'Ho'' "A'' '" ''se'
 Incorrect-I would have been disap- pointed. Correct-I should have been disappointed.
 Incorrect--I will like my new home. corect-I shall like my new home. lncorrect-I would like to announce should like to announce that the next meeting, etc.
 1ncorrect-I would like to so. Cor rect-I should like to go.
 In each of these sentences the condi- ton is beyond the control of the will. A person Is happy. delighted. pleased, | disappointed, obliged etc. because he cannot help It.. It is beyond the con. and T should" are correct forms, not T I will' and "I would
 Explanatory Notes. Tt is she,' 1t Is he," 1t Is l." These | are the correct forms. Rule-The noun | or pronoun which follows the verb Ito | pronoun which precedes the verb ito be. ' | In each sentence 'it' is in the nomina- tive case, consequently he" she" and Latham. the English srammarian, says that me" might be used as quasi.nomi- native, but other Erammarians do not | agree with him.
 VI thing 1t was he, T think 1t was correct forms. 'He." 'she'i and "I,' must be in the nominative case, because '1t' is in the nonIinative case. Rule-the noun or pronoun following the verb 'to be" Is fin the same case as the noun or pronoun preceding the verb 'to be-
 Note--"1t" Is not the objective of the think" is used intransitively in the sense of one's opinion. in ones Judgment or estimation, 1t never has an object.
 "It could not have been they is cor | rect. They Is In the nominative case, because 'it'' Is in the nominative case.
 ''He supposed 1t to be me" Is correct and not ''he supposed 1t to be l. | Rule-A noun or pronoun following the verb ito be- Is in the same case as the noun or pronoun preceding the verb "tc sequently me" and not T." is correct 'Tt'' Is in the objective case because t 1 Rule-The subject of the infinite mood to be- Is in the objective case
 The same rule obtains in the sentence | DO you believe it to be him."
 Whom did she understand it to be?' ] Is correct. The sentence transposed is She understod 1t to be 'whom? The | same rule applies-viZ, the noun or pro noun preceding the verb ito be Whom" is in the objective case pc cause it" Is. Ut" is in the objective case because 1t is the subject of the in | flnitive verb to be.
 The infnitive mood 'to be" Is the onl> part of the verb ito be" that is preceded by the objective case, and in. consequence 1t Is the only part of the verb ito be- that is followed by the objective case.
 "Who did you say called?'' Is correct because who" is the subject of th' verb did say" The sentence trans | posed Is Who called. did you say?"
 He Is a man who, you may think Il your friend, but he Is your. enemy" Thil | form is correct, because ,"who" Is th' subject of is" and not the object O
 When the verb think is used intransi lively in tho sense of ones opinion, ones judgment or estimation 1t neVe has an object. purchase the estate' Is correct, 5ecaus i'Who" is the subject of would pur chase" and not the object Of the Ver' said" AL,
 An apparent exception to the rule Una A noun or pronoun following the Verb U be" is in the same case as the noun O pronoun preceding the verb 10 pc DC CUTS when a noun or pronoun In the pos sesiye case follows the verb to be; as this is mine; 1t is hers. This Is explained by the following rule: "The forms mine thine, ours, yours, theirs and sometlme his and hers though possessiVe Tn 10TH , have come to be used only Tn the notii native and objective cases. They are !. reality substitutes for noun ana l' possessive modifer."