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18 T-IE RELATIVE PRONOUN. [Par. 22.

and parsed by itself, and afterwards the Relative
Sentence - the pupil will have no difficulty.
22 In parsing the Relative Sentence, the Noun or
Pronoun for which the Relative Pronoun is used -
that is, its Antecedent' —should be written in
brackets by the side of the Relative Pronoun.
Thus, in parsing the Sentences of the next Exercise, write down the Principal and Relative Sentences as follows:Principal Sentence.... (1) " The jay was very soon
punished for her robbery."
Relative.,, (2) " That (jay) robbed the
peacocks of their feathers."
If the Sentence contains two or three Relative
Sentences, they may be taken separately, e.g. in the
seventh Sentence of the following Exercise:

Principal Sent
Relative
Principal
Relative
Principal
Relative

tence (a) (1) "The girl that I told you
of was tanght a lesson
that she never forgot."
(a) (2) " Who (the girl) counted
her chickens before they
were hatched.", (b) (1) "The girl was taught a
lesson that she never
forgot.", (b) (2) "I told you of that (girl.)",, (c) (1) "The girl was taught a
lesson.",, (c) (2) "She never forgot that
(lesson)."

I How to Tell, &c., page 125.