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An English Grammar by J. W. (James Witt) Sewell;W. M. (William Malone) Baskervill
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_Such_ are a few isolated instances, accidentally preserved.

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness,
reap _the same_.

They know that patriotism has its glorious opportunities and its
sacred duties. They have not shunned _the one_, and they have
well performed _the other_.

NOTE.--It will be noticed in the first four sentences that _this_ and
_that_ are inflected for number.



Exercises.

(_a_) Find six sentences using demonstrative adjective pronouns.

(_b_) In which of the following is _these_ a pronoun?--

1. Formerly the duty of a librarian was to keep people as much as
possible from the books, and to hand _these_ over to his
successor as little worn as he could.--LOWELL.

2. They had fewer books, but _these_ were of the best.--_Id._

3. A man inspires affection and honor, because he was not lying
in wait for _these_.--EMERSON

4. Souls such as _these_ treat you as gods would.--_Id._
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