NOTE V.—­In general, the pronoun must so agree with its antecedent as to present the same idea, and never in such a manner as to confound the name with the thing signified, or any two things with each other.  Examples:  “Jane is in the nominative case, because it leads the sentence.”—­Infant School Gram., p. 30.  Here it represents the word “Jane" and not the person Jane. “What mark or sign is put after master to show that he is in the possessive case?  Spell it”—­Ib., p. 32.  Here the word “master" is most absurdly confounded with the man; and that to accommodate grammar to a child’s comprehension!

NOTE VI.—­The relative that may be applied either to persons or to things.  In the following cases, it is more appropriate than who, whom, or which; and ought to be preferred, unless it be necessary to use a preposition before the relative:—­(1.) After an adjective of the superlative degree, when the relative clause is restrictive;[383] as, “He was the first that came.”—­“He was the fittest person that could then be found.”—­Campbell’s Rhet., p. 422.  “The Greeks were the greatest reasoners that ever appeared in the world.”—­BEATTIE:  Murray’s Gram., p. 127. (2.) After the adjective same, when the relative clause is restrictive; as, “He is the same man that you saw before.”—­ Priestley’s Gram., p. 101; Murray’s, 156; Campbell’s Rhet., 422. (3.) After the antecedent who; as, “Who that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?”—­Washington. (4.) After two or more antecedents that demand a relative adapted both to persons and to things; as, “He spoke largely of the men and things that he had seen.”—­“When some particular person or thing is spoken of, that ought to be more distinctly marked.”—­ Murray’s Gram., p. 51. (5.) After an unlimited antecedent which the relative clause is designed to restrict; as, “Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.”—­Gray.  “Music that accords with the present tone of mind, is, on that account, doubly agreeable.”—­Kames, El. of Crit., ii, 311.  “For Theocritus descends sometimes into ideas that are gross and mean.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 393. (6.) After any antecedent introduced by the expletive it; as, “It is you that suffer.”—­“It was I, and not he, that did it.”—­Churchill’s Gram., p. 142.  “It was not he[384] that they were so angry with.”—­Murray’s Exercises, R. 17. “It was not Gavius alone that Verres meant to insult.”—­Blair’s Rhet., p. 325. (7.) And, in general, wherever the propriety of who or which is doubtful; as, “The little child that was placed in the midst.”