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Rh or  is never used in the spoken language, and scarcely ever in writing, except when a superlative adjective or adverb occurs in a sentence, the verbs of which are in the Future Tense.

In the Present Tense the verb is omitted after all particles except, if: as,  I am the man;  I am not the man.

In the Past Tense is usually omitted after particles when the word following  begins with a consonant: as,  Did you like the place? Was it not a small price? is not usually omitted when the following word begins with a vowel or, but the is elided: as,  That was not the priest. Notice that the word immediately after or, even when  or  is understood, is usually aspirated when possible.

(b) In Dependent Sentences.

Present Tense.— is used instead of after, meaning “that”; as,  I think that is the man. Before a consonant is usually omitted; as,  He says that I am the man. is always omitted after, that &hellip; not. I think that is not the king.

Past Tense.—The word or  becomes  in dependent sentences and is usually joined to the