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Sentence of the third Degree, and must therefore be
underlined a third time.
4. 'The Principal Verb in the third Sub-ordinate
Sentence is "1would come." Read on to the next
Sub-ordinate Conjunction "1before." The following
words,"1 he left town," make up a Sub-ordinate Sentence of the fourth Degree, and must therefore be
underlined a fourth time.'
255 Relative Clauses.
A Relative Clause sometimes introduces (1) an
implied Co-ordinate, sometimes (2) an implied Subordinate Sentence. The Sub-ordinate Sentence may
form part, sometimes of (2) an Adverbial, sometimes (3) of an Adjectival Clause.
(1) "I heard it from the Landlord, who heard it from
the policeman," i.e. " (and) he," &c.; a Coordinate Sentence, " who " being, put for "and
(2) " I ought not to have been beaten by John, who
has never beaten me before," i.e. " (since) lie has,"
&c.; Sith-ordinate Sentence. (Adverb.)
(3) " I heard it from the boy that cleans the boots,"
Sub-ordinate Sentence. (Adjective.) 2
INote that, If the meaning ha-d been,1 "Though I biad promised
*..town, yet lie comiplaine(1,' tlieii the words. ' though.. town 1
Wouild have ina~le up an Adverb of Circumstance, niodlifying '' cornpdaiiedl.' Ini that case, - (though) I had proniised " would have
been in tlie first Degree (niot tie second) of Sub-ordlina-tion.
2 '1 Tlint, (boy) cleans the b~oots ' may perhtaps be called a, Subordinate Sentence in trodnceed by the ConjUn1ctiVe farce of the Relative "1that." See, Par. 249, Note.