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e. 3. I shall receive presents from ---- I wish. 4. It was between him and ---- was with him. 5. ---- they may choose, I will not vote for him. 6. Let them name ---- they think will win. 7. Give it to ---- you think needs it most. 8. He may take ---- he cares to. 9. He will take ---- property he finds there. 10. He promised to ask the question of ---- he found there. 11. ---- can have done it? 12. ---- else may be said, that is not true. 13. There are the two chairs; you may take ---- you like. 14. ---- you take will suit me. 15. You may have ---- you wish. 16. ---- is nominated, will you vote for him? 17. ---- they nominate, I will vote for him. 18. ---- does that is a partizan. 19. ---- candidate is elected, I will be satisfied. 20. He may name ---- he thinks best. 21. ---- he says is worthy of attention. 22. ---- she takes after, she is honest. 23. ---- follows him will be sorry. 24. ---- he may be, he is no gentleman. 25. ---- they do is praised. 33. There are certain words, called ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS, which are regarded as pronouns, because, although they are properly adjective in their meaning, the nouns which they modify are never expressed; as, _One_ (there is a possessive form, _one's_, and a plural form, _ones_), _none, this, that, these, those, other, former, some, few, many_, etc. 34. SOME MISCELLANEOUS CAUTIONS IN THE USE OF PRONOUNS: 1. The pronoun _I_ should always be capitalized, and should, when used as part of a compound subject, be placed second; as, _James and I were present, not I and James were present_. 2. Do not use the common and grave forms of the personal pronouns in the same sentence; as, _THOU wilt do this whether YOU wish or not_. 3. Avoid the use of personal pronouns where they are unnecessary; as, _John, HE did it, or Mary, SHE said_. This is a frequent error in speech. 4. Let the antecedent of each pronoun be clearly apparent. Note the uncertainty in the following sentence; _He sent a box of cheese, and IT was made of wood_. The antecedent of _it_ is not clear. Again, _A man told his son to take HIS coat home_. The antecedent of _his_ is very uncertain. Such errors are frequent. In relative clauses this error may sometimes be avoided by placing the relative clause as near as possible to the noun it limits. Note the following sentence: _A cat was found in the YARD WHICH wore a blue ribbon_. The grammatical inference would be that the
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