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, however, is well established, and _they_, in such constructions, is generally employed in preference to _those_. * * * * * III. The _indefinite_ are those which express their subjects in an indefinite or general manner. _List: some, other, any, one, all, such, both, same, another none_. Of these, _one_ and _other_ are declined like nouns. _Another_ is declined, but wants the plural. The indefinite adjectives, like the indefinite article, leave the meaning unfixed, or, in some degree, vague. With a slight shade of difference in meaning, we say, Give me _a_ paper, _one_ paper, _any_ paper, _some_ paper, and so on. Though these words restrict the meaning of the noun, they do not fix it to a _particular_ object. We therefore call them indefinite. These adjectives, or adjective pronouns, frequently belong to nouns understood, in which situation they should be parsed accordingly; as "You may take _either_; He is pleased with _this_ book, but dislikes _that_ (book;) _All_ (men) have sinned, but _some_ (men) have repented." The words, _one, other_, and _none_, are used in both numbers; and, when they _stand for_ nouns, they are not adjectives, but indefinite _pronouns_; as, "The great _ones_ of the world have their failings;" "Some men increase in wealth, while _others_ decrease;" "_None_ escape." The word "ones," in the preceding example, does not belong to a noun understood. If it did, we could supply the noun. The meaning is not "the great one men, nor ones men," therefore _one_ is not an adjective pronoun; but the meaning is, "The great _men_ of the world," therefore _ones_ is a pronoun of the indefinite kind, representing the noun _men_ understood, and it ought to be parsed like a personal pronoun. The word _others_, in the next example, is a compound pronoun, equivalent to _other men_; and should be parsed like _mine, thine_, &c. See Note 4th, page 100. I will now parse two pronouns, and then present some examples for you to analyze. If, in parsing the following exercises, you should be at a loss for definitions and rules, please to refer to the compendium. But before you proceed, you may commit the following SYSTEMATIC ORDER OF PARSING. The order of parsing an ADJECTIVE PRONOUN, is--an adjective pronoun, and why?--distributive, demonstrative, or indefinite, and why?--to what noun does it belong, or with what does it agree?--RULE. "_One_ man instructs many _others." O
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