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Rh The Neuter Pronoun. The pronoun is most frequently used in replying to a question asked with any part of the verb  followed by an indefinite predicate. Isn’t it a fine day? It is indeed. Is he an Englishman? He is not.

Whenever in the question is followed by a pronoun,  cannot be used in the reply. Is Cormac the king? He is not.

is usually contracted to (shăh).

The phrase is often used to refer to a clause going before; as,. In Westport, it was, that I slept last night. When the distress is greatest, then it is that help is nearest.

In Munster when the predicate is an indefinite noun it is usual to turn the whole sentence into an -phrase; as&#8203;—&#8203;It is a fine day. . He is a priest He was a slave. Elsewhere these sentences would be,