Rule X.-But if the two nouns have the same meaning they are put in the same case. Example -Cicero, the Orator, wrote some poems. The two nouns are said to be in APPOSITION. ADJECTIVES. Rule XI.-AVOID using adjectives in the place of adverbs. Example-It is a remarkably (not remarkable) fine child. Rule XII.—An adjective may follow a neuter verb, when it refers to a noun going before. Example-She is young; the fields look green. Rule XIII.-AVOID using double comparatives or superlatives. Example-He is wiser (not more wiser) than he was. The MOST HIGHEST is an exception, being applied to the ALMIGHTY. PRONOUNS. Rule XIV.-Pronouns are put in the same NUMBER, GENDER, and PERSON as the nouns to which they refer. Example-It (the fruit) is ripe. They (the books) are torn. Rule XV.-The RELATIVE pronoun should be put in the same GENDER, NUMBER, and PERSON, as its antecedent. Example-The slate which I hold. The boy who fell. (1) The Relative is the Nominative to the Verb, if no nominative comes between it and the verb. ExampleEllen is the girl who sings.' Who is the nominative to the verb sings, there being no other nominative. (2) If no nominative comes between the relative and the verb, then the relative is governed by the verb, or by some preposition going before. Example- Ellen is the girl, whom I heard, and of whom I spoke.' Whom I heard is equivalent to 'I heard whom,' viz. Ellen. Rule XVI.-Conjunctions connect the same CASES, and often the same TENSES together. Example-John and I (not me) are brothers. I went and told him. He saw both James and me (not I). Rule XVII.-The conjunctions if, that, tho', lest, whether, &c. are joined to the FUTURE tense, if doubt be implied, although the auxiliary shall is often omitted. Example Though he (shall) slay me.' 'If he call it cold, I will kindle the fire.' But if no doubt be implied, then the PRESENT or PAST tense is used, as the case may be. Example If he calls this cold, he must be unwell.' If we were speaking of an event depending upon the character of the day, we should say though the day prove fine' speaking of to-morrow,-but if of to-day, we should say, though the day proves fine, I cannot go.' The first expression implies uncertainty, the last does not. |