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I found it hard to keep my mind on what the colonel was saying. (Greene)

An object clause is sometimes preceded by the introductory object it.

I insist upon it that you tell me what you mean. (Trollope)

As a rule object clauses are not separated by a comma from the principal clause. A comma may or may not be used if the object clause precedes the principal clause.

I The conjunction as introduces adverbial clauses of concession in which the predicative stands first.

I Some adjectives have no degrees of comparison (see § 7).

I The archaic pronouns of the second person singular are: thy (conjoint), thl in' (absolute).

  • No absolute form of the third person neuter pronoun exists.

II The objective case of thou is thee.

III In literary style the general principle is to associate with the pronoun he words indicating strong forces, violent passions, violent actions, big heavenly bodies (wind, fear, love, anger, despair, sun)-, and to associate with the pro­noun she gentler forces, gentler feelings, smaller heavenly bodies (hope, mercy, justice, modesty, moon).

I There is a tendency in Modern English to use who, instead of whom, as an object:

Z. If it doesn’t matter who anybody marries, then it doesn’t matter who I marry and it doesn’t matter who you marry.

A. Whom, not who.

Z. Oh, speak English: you’re not ora the telephone now. -(Show)

I See Chapter XVII, The Complex Sentence.

I For this treatment of transitive and intransitive verbs see: В. H. Жигадло, И. П. Иванова, Л. Л. Иофик, Современный английский язык, М., 1956, стр. 87—89.

I Should was originally the past tense of shall, but in the course of its it has acquired new shades of meaning.

I The example is borrowed from A Modern English Grammar by O. Jes persen.

I am pleased with you (with your paper).

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