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Par. 498-500.] RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

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How then account for (2)? The explanation
appears to be as follows: It was usual (and logical)
to say (a) " He is the oldest man in England among
my friends, acquaintances, &c." But" a man among
my acquaintances" is the same thing as "a man
that I know." Hence came (b) " He is the oldest
man-that-I-know." But "man that I know " is a sort
of Compound Noun, and the Antecedent of " that"
is not " oldest man " but " man."
An Antecedent is rarely implied in a Possessive Adjective:"Theirs is the fault, who began the quarrel."
But this is common in Shakspeare; see Shakspearian
Grammar, Par. 218.
498 ' But" when used for the Relative and "not,"
is generally Subject. It is rare to find"Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide."
POPE.
499 That" is (rarely) used for "for which," "why,"
ill -
(1) " This is the reason that I sent for you (for)."
In Early English the different uses of " that " were more
numerous; the word represented (2) " where; " (3) "when;"
(4) " with which: "(2) In the place that they were."
(3) "At the first sight that (i.e. when) men see the souldan."
(4) "With the loudest voice that (i.e. with which) they could."
500 " That" in " It is you that...:" see Par. 159.
From the Relative use of " that" in " It is you