DECLENSION OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
SINGULAR AND PLURAL.
_Nom._ who, _Poss._ whose, _Obj._ whom.
" whoever, " whosever, " whomever.
" whosoever, " whosesoever, " whomsoever.
_Which_ and _that_ are indeclinable, except that _whose_ is sometimes
used as the possessive case of _which_; as, "Is there any other doctrine
_whose_ followers are punished;" that is, the followers _of which_ are
punished. The use of this license has obtained among our best writers;
but the construction is not to be recommended, for it is a departure
from a plain principle of grammar, namely, who, whose, whom, in their
applications, should be confined to rational beings.
_That_ may be used as a pronoun, an adjective, and a conjunction,
depending on the office which it performs in the sentence.
_That_ is a relative only when it can be changed to _who_ or _which_
without destroying the sense; as, "They _that_ (who) reprove us, may be
our best friends; From every thing _that_ (which) you see, derive
instruction." _That_ is a demonstrative adjective, when it belongs to,
or points out, some particular noun, either expressed or implied; as,
"Return _that_ book; _That_ belongs to me; Give me _that_.
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