An English Grammar by J. W. (James Witt) Sewell;W. M. (William Malone) Baskervill
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_everything that_ (or _everything which_). The difference must be seen
by the meaning of the sentence, as _what_ hardly ever has an antecedent. The examples in sentences 5 and 6, Sec. 121, show that _who_ and _which_ have no antecedent expressed, but mean _any one whom_, _either one that_, etc. OTHER WORDS USED AS RELATIVES. [Sidenote: But _and_ as.] 124. Two words, but and as, are used with the force of relative pronouns in some expressions; for example,-- 1. There is not a leaf rotting on the highway _but_ has force in it: how else could it rot?--CARLYLE. 2. This, amongst such other troubles _as_ most men meet with in this life, has been my heaviest affliction.--DE QUINCEY. [Sidenote: _Proof that they have the force of relatives._] Compare with these the two following sentences:-- 3. There is nothing _but_ is related to us, nothing _that_ does _not_ interest us.--EMERSON. |
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