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———;SYNTAX.—RELATIVE. 2 J 3§ 99. THE RELATIVE AND ANTECEDENT.284.agrees with itsperson ; as,Rule III. The relative qui, quce, quod,antecedent in gender, number, andEgo qui scrlbo,Tu qui legis,Vir qui loquitur,Viri qui loquuntur,I who "write.Thou who readest.The man who speaks.The men who speak.285.—EXPLANATION.—The antecedent is the noun or pronoun goingbefore the relative to which it refers. Sometimes, however, the relative andits clause are placed before the antecedent and its clause.The infinitive mood or a part of a sentence is sometimes the antecedent,in which case the relative must be in the neuter gender.OBSERVATION'S.286.— Obs. 1. Strictly speaking, the relative does not agreewith the antecedent, hut with the same word expressed orunderstood after the relative, and with which, like the adjective,it agrees in gender, number, and case, as well as person,thus, diem dlcnnt, qua (die), &c, " they appoint a clay, onwhich (day)," &c. Hence, in connecting the antecedent andrelative clause, the following variety of usage occurs, viz :1st The word to which the relative refers, is commonly expressed in theantecedent clause, and not with the relative; as. Vir sapit quipauca loquitur, " He is a wise man, who speaks little."2d. It is often elegantly omitted in the antecedent clause, and expressedwith the relative, especially when the relative clause stands first;as, In quem prlmuni egressi sunt locum, Troja vocdtur, i. e., locusin quem,