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Words that need watchning - 1,That,demonstrative adjective,pronoun,relative,adverb,conjunction,result,substantive - Parts Of Speech-ESL/Learn Englis

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WORDS THAT NEED WATCHING

328. If the student has now learned fully that words must be studied
in grammar according to their function or use, and not according to
form, he will be able to handle some words that are used as several
parts of speech. A few are discussed below,--a summary of their
treatment in various places as studied heretofore.


THAT


329. That may be used as follows:

(1) _As a demonstrative adjective._

_That_ night was a memorable one.--STOCKTON.

(2) _As an adjective pronoun._

_That_ was a dreadful mistake.--WEBSTER.

(3) _As a relative pronoun._

And now it is like an angel's song,
_That_ makes the heavens be mute.--COLERIDGE.

(4) _As an adverb of degree._

_That_ far I hold that the Scriptures teach.--BEECHER.

(5) _As a conjunction_: (_a_) Of purpose.

Has bounteously lengthened out your lives, _that_ you might
behold this joyous day.--WEBSTER.

(_b_) Of result.

Gates of iron so massy _that_ no man could without the help of
engines open or shut them.--JOHNSON.

(_c_) Substantive conjunction.

We wish _that_ labor may look up here, and be proud in the midst
of its toil.--WEBSTER.



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