_Everybody_ said _they_ thought it was the newest thing
there.--WENDELL PHILLIPS.

Struggling for life, _each_ almost bursting _their_ sinews to
force the other off.--PAULDING.

_Whosoever_ hath any gold, let _them_ break it off.--_Bible._

_Nobody_ knows what it is to lose a friend, till _they_ have lost
him.--FIELDING.

Where she was gone, or what was become of her, _no one_ could
take upon _them_ to say.--SHERIDAN.

I do not mean that I think _any one_ to blame for taking due care
of _their_ health.--ADDISON.

Exercise.--In the above sentences, _unless both genders are
implied_, change the pronoun to agree with its antecedent.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

I. RESTRICTIVE AND UNRESTRICTIVE RELATIVES.

[Sidenote: _What these terms mean._]

412. As to their conjunctive use, the definite relatives who,
which, and that may be cooerdinating or restrictive.

A relative, when cooerdinating, or unrestrictive, is equivalent to a
conjunction (_and_, _but_, _because_, etc.) and a personal pronoun.
It adds a new statement to what precedes, that being considered
already clear; as, "I gave it to the beggar, _who_ went away." This
means, "I gave it to the beggar [we know which one], _and he_ went
away."

A relative, when restrictive, introduces a clause to limit and make
clear some preceding word. The clause is restricted to the antecedent,
and does not add a new statement; it merely couples a thought
necessary to define the antecedent: as, "I gave it to a beggar _who_
stood at the gate." It defines _beggar_.

413. It is sometimes contended that who and which should always
be cooerdinating, and that always restrictive; but, according to the
practice of every modern writer, the usage must be stated as
follows:--

[Sidenote: _A loose rule the only one to be formulated._]

Who and which are either cooerdinating or restrictive, the taste of
the writer and regard for euphony being the guide.

That is in most cases restrictive, the cooerdinating use not being
often found among careful writers.

Exercise.

In the following examples, tell whether _who_, _which_, and _that_ are
restrictive or not, in each instance:--

[Sidenote: Who.]

1. "Here he is now!" cried those who stood near
Ernest.--HAWTHORNE.

2. He could overhear the remarks of various individuals, who were
comparing the features with the face on the mountain side.--_Id._