_Note_ 8. Which of those two cords is the strongest?
I was at a loss to determine which was the wiser of the three.
RULE XIX.
Adjective pronouns belong to nouns, expressed or understood; as, "_Any_
man, _all_ men."
NOTE 1. The demonstrative adjective pronouns must agree in number
with their nouns; as, "_This_ book, _these_ books; _that_ sort,
_those_ sorts."
2. The pronominal adjectives, _each, every, either, neither,
another_, and _one_, agree with nouns in the singular number only;
as, "_Each_ man, _every_ person, _another_ lesson;" unless the
plural nouns convey a collective idea: as, "_Every_ six months."
3. _Either_ is often improperly employed instead of _each;_ as, "The
king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, sat _either_ of
them on his throne." _Each_ signifies _both_ taken separately;
_either_ implies only _the one_ or _the other_ taken
disjunctively:--"sat _each_ on _his_ throne."
FALSE SYNTAX.
_Note_ 1. Those sort of favors do real injury.
They have been playing this two hours.
These kind of indulgences soften and injure the mind.
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