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Conjunctive pronouns.

1. Conjunctive pronouns (who, what, whose, which) not only point back to some person or thing mentioned before but also have conjunctive power, introducing subordinate clauses (subject clauses, object clauses, predicative clauses).¹

¹ See Chapter XVII, The Complex Sentence.

WhatJune had taken for personal interest was only the impersonal excitement

of every Forsyte... (Galsworthy) (SUBJECT CLAUSE)

What you want, in fact, is a first-rate man for a fourth-rate fee, and that’s

exactly whatyou’ve got! (Galsworthy) (PREDICATIVE CLAUSE)

I don’t want to hear whatyou’ve come for. (Galsworthy) (OBJECT

CLAUSE)

2. In the clause they introduce they perform different functions, those of subject, predicative, attribute, object.

What had made her yield he could never make out; and from Mrs. Heron, a

woman of some diplomatic talent, he learnt nothing. (Galsworthy)

(SUBJECT)

Erik realized with a sinking sensation that Haviland didn’t know who he was.

(Wilson) (PREDICATIVE)

I’ve spent a lot of time in the chart-room now, and I’m on the edge of

knowing my way about, what charts I want to refer to, what coasts I want to

explore. (London) (ATTRIBUTE)

WhatSavina could no longer do for him, he did himself, and brutally brushed

aside all other interests except her. (Wilson) (OBJECT)

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2. Defining pronouns.
3. Demonstrative pronouns.
4. Demonstrative Pronouns. Development of Articles
5. IV. Insert possessive, personal or reflexive pronouns.
6. IV. Insert possessive, personal or reflexive pronouns.
7. Negative pronouns.
8. Personal pronouns.
9. Reciprocal pronouns.
10. Reflexive pronouns.
11. Relative pronouns.

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