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A. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
1 . Two or more Singular Subjects connected by and usually take a Verb in
the Plural.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
ari a
nd R
am i s h
ere.
Correct H
ari a
nd R
am a
re h
ere.
2. If two Singular Nouns refer to the same person or thing, the Verb must be
Singular.
Incorrect T
he S
ecretary a
nd P
rincipal a
re c oming.
Correct T
he S
ecretary a
nd P
rincipal i s c oming.
(Here t he s ame p

erson i s.Secretary a
s w
ell a
s P
rincipal)
3. If the Singular Subjects are preceded by each or every, the Verb is usually
Singular.
For e xample,
Incorrect E
very b
oy a
nd g
irl w
ere r eady.
Correct E
very b
oy a
nd g
irl w
as r eady.
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4. Two or more Singular Subjects connected by or, nor, either ..... or,
neither ... nor take a Verb in the Singular.
For e xample,
Incorrect N
either h
e n
or I w
ere t here.
Correct N
either h
e n
or I w
as t here.
5. When the Subjects joined by 'or/nor are of different numbers, the Verb
must be Plural, and the Plural Subject must be placed next to the Verb.
For e xample,
Incorrect N
either t he A
ssistant M
asters n
or t he H
eadmaster w
as p
resent.
Correct N
either t he H
eadmaster n
or t he A
ssistant M
asters w
ere p
resent.
6. When the Subjects joined by or, nor are different persons, the Verb
agrees in person with the one nearest to it.
For e xample,
Incorrect E
ither h
e o
r I i s m
istaken.
Correct E
ither h
e o
r I , a
m m
istaken.
7. A Collective Noun takes a Singular Verb when the collection is thought of
as a whole, a Plural Verb when the individuals of which it is composed are
thought of.
For e xample,
Correct T
he C
ouncil h
as c hosen t he P
resident.
Correct T
he m
ilitary w
ere c alled o
ut.

8. Some Nouns which are singular in form but plural in meaning, take a
Plural Verb.
For e xample,
Incorrect M
athematics a
re a
b
ranch o
f s tudy i n e very s chool.
Correct M
athematics i s a
b
ranch o
f s tudy i n e very s chool.
9. Words joined to a Singular Subject by with, together with, in addition to,
or, as well as, etc. are parenthetical, and therefore do not affect the number
of the Verb.
For e xample,
Incorrect T
he C
hief, w
ith a
ll h
is m
en, w
ere m
assacred.
CorrectThe c hief, w
ith a
ll h
is m
en, w
as m
assacred.
10. When the Subject of the Verb is a Relative Pronoun care should be taken
to see that the Verb agrees in Number and Person with the Antecedent of
the relative.
For e xample,
Incorrect I , w
ho i s y our f riend, w
ill g
uard y ou,r i nterests.
Correct I , w
ho a
m y our f riend w
ill g
uard y our i nterests.
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B. USES OF PARTICIPLES AND INFINITIVES

11. Ask, advise, allow, command, force, forbid, invite, encourage, compel,
beg, order•, imagine, instruct, permit, persuade, tell, require, remind,
teach, etc. are followed by Object + To +V2
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e a
dvised t o d
o i t b
y m
e.
Correct H
e a
dvised m
e t o d
o i t. B
ut i f t hese a
re u
sed i n P
assive V
oice, t hen t hey a
re
followed b
y T
o +
V,.
For e xample,
Correct S
he w
as p
ermitted t o g
o w
ith h
im.
12. Know is followed by how/ where/when/why and Infinitive.
For e xample,
Incorrect I k
now t o w
rite a
l etter.
Correct I k
now h
ow t o w
rite a
l etter.
13. After let, bid, behold, watch, see, feel, make etc. we use BareInfinitive
and not Toinfinitive.
For e xample,
Incorrect I h
eard h
im t o s peak o
n s everal s ubjects.
Correct I h
eard h
im s peak o
n s everal s ubjects.
14. Bare Infinitive is used after Modal Auxiliaries (can, could, may, might,
shall, should, will, would, must, dare not, need not).
For e xample,
Incorrect Y
ou n
eed n
ot t o w
ork h
ard.

Correct Y
ou n
eed n
ot w
ork h
ard.
15. Had better, had rather, had as soon ... as ... , had sooner etc. are
followed by Bare Infinitive.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e h
ad b
etter t o g
o n
ow.
Correct H
e h
ad b
etter g
o n
ow.
16. Conjunction than is also fol¬lowed by Bare Infinitive.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e h
ad b
etter r ead t han t o w
rite.
Correct H
e h
ad b
etter r ead t han w
rite.
17. When but is used as a Preposition and preceded by any form of the Verb
do, then but is followed with Bare Infinitive.
Incorrect H
e d
id n
othing b
ut t o w
ander.
Correct H
e d
id n
othing b
ut w
ander.
18. Every Participle must have a Subject of Reference.
For e xample,
Incorrect B
eing a
r ainy d
ay V
ijay d
ecided t o s tay a
t h
ome.
Correct I t b
eing a
r ainy d
ay V
ijay d
ecided t o s tay a
t h
ome.
19. For completed action Having + Va is used in Active Voice, whereas
Having + been + Va or Being + Va is used in Passive Voice. After should not
be used in such a sentence.
For e xample,

Incorrect A
fter t he l eader h
aving b
een k
illed, t he f ollowers r an a
way.
Correct T
he l eader h
aving b
een k
illed, t he f ollowers r an a
way.
20. Participles like considering, judging, referring, concerning, regarding,
viewing, broadly speaking etc. do not take any Subject of Reference.
For e xample,
Correct C
onsidering t he c ase, I t ook t he d
ecision.
Here I i s n

ot a
S
ubject o
f R
eference o
f c onsidering. S
o, t here i s n
o S
ubject o
f R
eference
for ' considering, s till t he s entence i s c orrect.
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C. USES OF VERBS
21. When there are two Subjects in a sentence and they are not in the same
Number, then we must have to use separate Auxiliaries (is, are, am, was,
were, have, has) for both of them.
For e xample,
Incorrect T
hree k
illed a
nd o
ne w
ere i njured.
Correct T
hree w
ere k
illed a
nd o
ne w
as i njured.
22. A single Verb should be made to serve two Subjects, only when the form
of Verb is same for both the subjects.
Incorrect I a
m s eventeen y ears o
ld a
nd m
y s ister f ourteen.
Correct I a
m s eventeen y ears o
ld a
nd m
y s ister i s f ourteen.

23. Two auxiliaries can be used with one principal Verb, only when the form
of the principal Verb is appropriate to both the auxiliaries.
Incorrect H
e n
ever h
as, a
nd n
ever w
ill t ake s uch s trong m
easures.
Correct H
e n
ever h
as t aken, a
nd n
ever w
ill t ake s uch s trong m
easures.
24. When there is only one auxiliary to two principal Verbs it should be
correctly associated with the both.
Incorrect T
en c andidates h
ave p
assed o
ne f ailed.
Correct T
en c andidates h
ave p
assed, o
ne h
as f ailed.
25. A Past Tense in the main clause should be followed by a Past Tense in
the subordinate clause.
Incorrect H
e s ucceeded b
ecause h
e w
orks h
ard.
Correct H
e s ucceeded b
ecause h
e w
orked h
ard.
26. A Past Tense in the main clause may be followed by a Present Tense
in t he s ubordinate c lause w

hen t he s ubordinate c lause e xpresses a
u
niversal t ruth.
Incorrect O
ur t eacher s aid t hat t he e arth m
oved r ound t he s un.
Correct O
ur t eacher s aid t hat t he e arth m
oves r ound t he s un.
27. When the subordinate clause comes after 'lest', the auxiliary Verb
'should' must be used, whatever be the Tense of the Verb in the main clause.
Incorrect W
e s tart e arly l est w
e s hall m
iss t he t rain.
Correct W
e s tart e arly l est w
e s hould m
iss t he t rain.
28. An Adverb or Adverbial phrase should not be placed between 'to' and
verbal part of, the infinitive. (This is called the split infinitive).

Incorrect I h
oped t o i mmediately r eply t o y our l etter:
Correct I h
oped t o r eply i mmediately t o y our l etter.
29. An infinitive should be in the present tense unless it represents' an
action prior to that of the governing Verb.
Incorrect I s hould h

ave l iked t o h
ave g
onethere.
Correct I s hould h

ave l iked t o g
o t here.
30. Gerund if preceded by a Pronoun, that Pronoun must be in the
Possessive case.
Incorrect H
e e mphasized m
e g
oing t here.
Correct H
e e mphasized m
y g
oing t here.
31. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used for an action that began in
the past time and still. going at the time of speaking. It is used with,
Adverbials of time introduced by 'since', 'for' and 'how long.
Incorrect H
ow l ong a
re y ou w
orking I t his o
ffice?
Correct H
ow l ong h
ave y ou b
een w
orking i n t his o
ffice?
32. A Verb, when preceded by a Preposition, must be the Gerund.
Incorrect T
hey w
ere p
unished f or c ome l ate.
Correct T
hey w
ere p
unished f or, c oming l ate.
33. The Future Indefinite Tense is not used in the clauses of time, place, and
condition. Here the Present In¬definite Tense is used.
Incorrect I s hall w

ait f or y ou t ill y ou w
ill f inish y our w
ork.
Correct I s hall w

ait f or y ou, t ill y ou f inish y our w
ork.

34. The Present Perfect Tense is not used with the Adverbs of past time like
yesterday, in 1990 etc. Here Past Indefinite Tense is used.
Incorrect I h
ave b
ought a
c ycle y esterday.
CorrectI b
ought a
c ycle y esterday.
The P
ast P
erfect T
ense i s u
sed t o r epresent t he e arlier o
f t he t wo p
ast a
ctions.
Incorrect W
hen I r eached t he s tation, t he t rain a
lready l eft.
Correct W
hen I r eached t he s tation, t he t rain h
ad a
lready l eft.
35. Modal Auxiliaries are not used together. But two Auxiliaries can be
connected by a Conjunction.
For e xample,
IncorrectHe s hould m
ust d
o i t. C
orrect H
e s hould a
nd m
ust d
o
Correct H
e s hould a
nd m
ust d
o
it.
36. When need or dare is followed by not, it turns into modal auxiliary. In
that situation, it takes Bare Infinitive 'and we cannot use needs not or dares
not.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e n
eeds n
ot d
o i t.
Correct H
e n
eed n
ot d
o i t.
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D. USES OF ADJECTIVES

37. Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing is meant. Adjectives of
quantity (some; much, little, enough, all, no, any, great, half, sufficient,
whole) are used for Uncountable Nuns only.
For e xample,
IncorrectI a
te a
f ew r ice.
Correct I a
te s ome r ice.
38. Numeral Adjectives are used for Countable Noun only and they show
how many persons or things are meant or in what order a person or thing
stands.
For e xample,
Incorrect I h
ave t aught y ou l ittle t hings.
Correct I h
ave t aught y ou a
f ew t hings.
39. When cardinal and ordinal are used together ordinal precedes the
cardinal.
For e xample,
Incorrect T
he f our f irst b
oys w
ill b
e g
iven t he c hance.
Correct T
he f irst f our b
oys w
ill b
e g
iven t he c hance.
40. Later, latest refer to time, latter and last refer to the position.
For e xample,
Incorrect I r eached a

t 1 0 a
m.
But h
e w
as l atter t han I e xpected.
Correct I r eached a

t 1 0 a
m. B
ut h
e w
as l ater t han I e xpected.

41. Farther means more distant or advanced; further means additional.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e i nsisted o
n f arther i mprovement.
Correct H
e i nsisted o
n f urther i mprovement.
42. Each is used in speaking of two or more things, every is used only in
speaking of more than two.
For e xample,
Incorrect E
very o
f t he t wo b
oys w
ill g
et a
p
rize.
Correct E
ach o
f t he t wo b
oys w
ill g
et a
p
rize.
43. To express quantity or degree some is used in affirmative sentences, any
in negative or interrogative sentences.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
ave y ou b
ought s ome m
angoes?
Correct H
ave y ou b
ought a
ny m
angoes?
44. In comparing two things, the Comparative should be used, The
Superlative should not be used.
Incorrect W
hich i s t he b
est o
f t he t wo?
Correct W
hich i s t he b
etter o
f t he t wo?
45. When two qualities of the same person or thing are compared, the
Comparative in er is not used. 'More' is used for this purpose.
Incorrect H
e i s w
iser t han b
rave.
Correct H
e i s m
ore w
ise t han b
rave.

1. When t he c omparison i s m
ade b
y m
eans o
f a
c omparative, t he t hing c ompared
should b
e e xcluded f rom t he c lass o
f t hings w
ith w
hich i t i s c ompared b
y u
sing
'other' o
r s ome s uch w
ord.
Incorrect H
e i s c leverer t han a
ny b
oy i n t he c lass.
Correct H
e i s c leverer t han a
ny o
ther b
oy i n t he c lass.
1. When c omparison i s m

ade b
y m
eans o
f a
s uperlative, t he t hing c ompared s hould
include t he c lass o

f t hings w
ith w
hich i t i s c ompared.
Incorrect H
e i s t he s trongest o
f a
ll o
ther m
en.
Correct H
e i s t he s trongest o
f a
ll m
en.
48. When two persons or things are compared, it is important that the same
parts of things should be compared.
Incorrect T
he p
opulation o
f B
ombay i s g
reater t han D
elhi.
Correct T
he p
opulation o
f B
ombay i s g
reater t han t hat o
f D
elhi.
49. Double comparatives and superlatives should not be used.
Incorrect H
e i s t he m
ost c leverest b
oy i n t he c lass.
Correct H
e i s t he c leverest b
oy i n t he c lass.
Incorrect H
e i s m
ore w
iser t han h
is b
rother.
Correct H
e ' is w
iser t han h
is b
rother.
50.The comparative Adjectives superiorinferior, senior, junior, prior,
anterior, posterior prefer, etc., should be followed by 'to' instead of 'than'.
Incorrect H
e i s s enior t han m
e.
Correct H
e i s s enior t o m
e.

51. Adjectives like 'unique', ideal, perfect, complete, universal, e
ntire,
extreme, chief, full square and round, which do not admit different degrees
of comparison should not be compared.
Incorrect I t i s t he m

ost u
nique t hing.
Correct I t i s a

u
nique t hing.
52. All the Adjectives which refer to the same Noun should be in the same
degree of comparison.
Incorrect H
e i s t he w
isest a
nd h
onest w
orker i n t he o
ffice.
Correct H
e i s t he w
isest a
nd m
ost h
onest w
orker i n t he o
ffice.
53. 'Elder' and 'eldest' should be used for persons only, strictly s
peaking,
they are used for the members of the same family only. 'Older' a
nd 'oldest'
are used for both persons and things.
Incorrect H
e i s m
y o
lder b
rother.
Correct H
e i s m
y e lder b
rother.
E. USES OF ADVERBS
54. To modify a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb, we use an Adverb.
Incorrect S
he w
rites v ery c areful.
Correct S
he w
rites v ery c arefully.
Carefully i s a
n A
djective w
hich c annot m
odify t he A
dverb v ery, t herefore c arefully
(Adverb) m
ust b
e u
sed i n p
lace o
f A
djective c areful.

55. Too means more than required and it is used with Unpleasant Adjective.
So, we cannot use too glad, too happy, too pleasant, too healthy.
For e xample,
Incorrect I a
m t oo g
lad t o m
eet y ou.
Correct I a
m v ery g
lad t o m
eet y ou.
56. A sentence which is based on ''Too ... To" format, we cannot replace to
with so that. If we replace to with so that, too also must be replaced with
cannot.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e i s t oo w
eak s o t hat h
e c annot w
alk.
Correct H
e i s t oo w
eak t o w
alk. C
orrect H
e i s s o w
eak t hat h
e c annot w
alk.
57. Much too is followed by Unpleasant Adjective, whereas too m
uch is
followed by Noun.
Much too + Unpleasant Adjective.
Too much + Noun.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
is f ailure i s t oo m
uch p
ainful f or m
e.
Correct H
is f ailure i s m
uch t oo p
ainful f or m
e.
Incorrect H
is w
ife's r ude b
ehavior g
ives h
im m
uch t oo p
ain.
Correct H
is w
ife's r ude b
ehavior g
ives h
im t oo m
uch p
ain.
58. Quite and all are not used together.
For e xample,

Incorrect H
e i s q
uite a
ll r ight. C
orrect H
e i s q
uite r ight. o
r H
e
is a
ll r ight
59. A/An + Fairly + Adjective +
Noun or Rather + A + Adjective
For e xample,
(i) a
f airly g
ood b
ook
(ii) r ather a
d
ifficult p
roblem.
But w
e c annot u
se P
leasant A
djective w
ith r ather a
nd U
npleasant A
djective w
ith f airly.
For e xample,
Incorrect I t w
as a
r ather g
ood b
ook.
Correct I t w
as a
f airly g
ood b
ook.
60. Enough, when used as an Adverb, is preceded by a positive d
egree
Adjective or Adverb.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e i s g
reater e nough t o p
ardon y ou.
Correct H
e i s g
reat e nough t o
pardon y ou. '
61. Two negatives cancel each other. Hence two negatives should not be
used in the same sentence unless we make an affirmation.
IncorrectI h
ave n
ot g
ot n
one.
Correct I h
ave n
ot g
ot a
ny.

62. 'At present' means 'at the present time', 'presently' means 'shortly'.
These should not be confused.
Incorrect N
othing m
ore c an b
e d
one p
resently.
Correct N
othing m
ore c an b
e d
one a
t p
resent.
Incorrect H
e w
ill c ome b
ack a
t p
resent.
Correct H
e w
ill c ome b
ack p
resently.
63. 'Hard' means 'diligently', strenuously', 'Hardly' means 'scarcely at all'.
These two Adverbial forms of 'hard' must not be confused.
Incorrect H
e t ried h
ardly t o w
in t he r ace.
Correct H
e t ried h
ard t o w
in t he r ace.
Incorrect S
he h
as e aten h
ard a
nything t oday.
Correct S
he h
as e aten h
ardly a
nything t oday.
64. 'Much' is used before past participles and Adjectives or Adverbs of
comparative degree. 'Very' is used before the present participles and
Adjectives and Adverbs of positive degree.
Incorrect T
he n
ews i s m
uch s urprising.
Correct T
he n
ews i s v ery s urprising.
IncorrectI w
as v ery s urprised a
t h
earing t he n
ews.
Correct I w
as m
uch s urprised a
t h
earing t he n
ews.
65. Hardly is an Adverb which means rarely. Whereas hard is an Adjective
which means tough, rigid.
For e xample,

Incorrect I t i s a
h
ardly j ob.
Correct I t i s a

h
ard j ob.
66. Ago is always used with Past Indefinite Tense. So, if ago is used in a
sentence, that sentence must be in the Past Indefinite Tense.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e h
as c ome a
m
onth a
go.
Correct H
e c ame a
m
onth a
go.
67. At present means at this moment and it is used with •Present Tense,
whereas presently and shortly are used for future' action and generally'
used with Future Indefinite Tense.
For e xample,
Incorrect P
resently h
e i s i n t he r oom.
Correct A
t p
resent h
e i s i n t he r oom.
68. Early means "just after the beginning of anything" and soon means just
after a point of time.
For e xample,
Roses b
lossomed e arly t his s pring.
69. The sentence which starts with seldom, never. hardly. rarely or scarcely
takes an inverse structure, Le., Verb + Subject Structure.
For e xample,
Incorrect S
eldom I h
ad s een s uch a
b
eautiful s ight.
Correct S
eldom h
ad I s een s uch a
b
eautiful s ight.

70. Inversion is also used in a sentence which starts with here/there/
away/out/up/indoor or outdoor and Main Verb, or Aux + Main Verb is used
before the Subject.
For e xample,
Incorrect A
way S
ita w
ent C
orrect A
way w
ent S
ita.
F. USES OF CONJUNCTIONS
71. Two Conjunctions should not be used in the same sentence.
Incorrect A
lthough s he w
as t ired, b
ut s he s till w
ent o
n w
orking.
Correct A
lthough s he w
as t ired, s he s till w
ent o
n w
orking.
72. 'Both' should be followed by 'and'. It should be used in the positive
sense. In the negative sense, 'neither' ..... .'nor should be used in place of
'both'.
Incorrect B
oth R
avi a
s w
ell a
s R
aja w
ere p
resent t here.
Correct B
oth R
avi a
nd R
aja w
ere p
resent t here.
73. 'Either ... or', 'neither .... nor: 'both and', 'not only but also' should be
followed by the same parts of speech.
Incorrect H
e n
ot o
nly l ost h
is t icket, b
ut a
lso h
is l uggage.
Correct H
e l ost n
ot o
nly h
is t icket b
ut a
lso h
is l uggage.
74. 'Neither' should be followed, by 'nor', 'either' should be followed by 'or'.
Both these should not be confused.
Incorrect H
e w
ashed n
either h
is h
ands o
r h
is f ace.

Correct H
e w
ashed n
either h
is h
ands n
or h
is f ace.
75. 'No sooner' should be fol¬lowed by 'than', not by 'but' or 'then'.
Incorrect N
o s ooner d
o I f inish t his b
ook t hen I s hall b
egin a
nother.
Correct N
o s ooner d
o I f inish t he b
ook, t han I s hall b
egin a
nother.
76. 'Hardly' and 'scarcely' should be followed by 'when' or 'before', but not
by 'than' or 'that'.
Incorrect H
ardly d
id I r each t he s tation, t han t he t rain l eft i t.
Correct H
ardly d
id I r each t he s tation w
hen t he t rain l eft i t.
77. 'That' should not be used before a sentence in Direct Speech and before
Interrogative Adverbs and Pronouns in the Indirect Speech.
Incorrect H
e s aid t hat, " I s hall g
o t here."
Correct H
e s aid, " I s hall g
o t here".
Incorrect H
e a
sked m
e t hat w
ho I w
as.
Correct H
e a
sked m
e w
ho w
as.
G. USES OF PREPOSITION
78. Objective case (of Noun or Pronoun) is used after Preposition.
For e xample,
Incorrect I d
o n
ot d
epend o
n h
e.
Correct I d
o n
ot d
epend o
n h
im.
79. The Prepositions used after two words must be made clear if these two
words are connected by and or.

For e xample,
Incorrect S
he i s c onscious a
nd e ngaged i n h
er w
ork.
Correct S
he i s c onscious o
f a
nd e ngaged i n h
er w
ork.
79. If a Principal Verb is used after about, after, at, before. for, from, in, on.
to, that Verb must be in ing (V4) form.
For e xample,
Incorrect Y
ou p
revented m
e f rom d
o i t.
Correct Y
ou p
revented m
e f rom d
oing i t.
81. On, in, at, are not used before today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following
day, the next day etc.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e w
ill g
o t here o
n t omorrow.
Correct H
e w
ill g
o t here t omorrow.
82. No Preposition is used before the word home. At home is a p
hrase
which bears a different meaning.
For e xample,
Incorrect B
ring a
T
.V. s et a
t h
ome.
Correct B
ring a
T
.V. s e$ h
ome.
83. After Transitive Verbs, like dis¬cuss, describe, reach, order, tell,
demand, attack, resemble, ridicule, etc. we directly use the object and no
Preposition is used after the Verb.
For e xample:

Incorrect T
he p
oet d
escribes a
bout t he b
eauty o
f n
aturel i n t his p
oem.
Correct T
he p
oet d
escribes t he b
eauty o
f n
ature i n t his p
oem.
84. Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/write is followed
by toPreposition if there is a person in the form of the object.
For e xample,
Incorrect H
e d
id n
ot r eply m
e.
Correct H
e d
id n
ot r eply t o m
e.
Incorrect H
e d
id n
ot w
rite t o a
l etter.
Correct H
e d
id n
ot w
rite a
l etter.
Rules o
f E
nglish G
rammar F
or E
rror D
etection a
nd S
H. USES OF PRONOUNS
85. When a Pronoun is used as the complement of the Verb 'to be', it should
be in the nominative case.
Incorrect I f I w
ere h
im, I w
ould n
ot d
o i t.
Correct I f I w
ere h
e, I w
ould n
ot d
o i t.
86. When the Pronoun is used as the object of a Verb or of a Preposition, it
should be in the objective case.
Incorrect L
et y ou a
nd I d
o i t.
Correct L
et y ou a
nd m
e d
o i t.
Incorrect T
hese p
resents a
re f or y ou a
nd I .
Correct T
hese p
resents a
re f or y ou a
nd m
e.

87. Emphatic Pronouns can not stand alone as Subjects
Incorrect H
imself d
id i t.
Correct H
e h
imself d
id i t.
88. The Indefinite Pronoun 'one' should be used throughout if used at all.
Incorrect O
ne m
ust n
ot b
oast o
f h
is o
wn s uccess.
Correct O
ne m
ust n
ot b
oast o
f o
ne's o
wn s uccess.
89. 'Either' or 'neither' is used only in speaking of two persons or things;
'any', 'no one' and 'none' is used in speaking of more than two.
Incorrect A
nyone o
f t hese t wo r oads l eads t o t he r ailway s tation.
Correct E
ither o
f t hese t wo r oads l eads t o t he r ailway s tation.
Incorrect N
either o
f t hese t hree b
oys d
id h
is h
omework.
Correct N
o o
ne o
f t hese t hree b
oys d
id h
is h
omework.
90. 'Each other' is used in speaking of two persons or things; 'one an¬other'
is used in speaking of more than two.
Incorrect T
he t wo b
rothers l oved o
ne a
nother.
Correct T
he t wo b
rothers l oved e ach o
ther.
91. A Noun or Pronoun governing a Gerund should be put in the possessive
case.
Incorrect P
lease e xcuse m
e b
eing l ate.
Correct P
lease e xcuse m
y b
eing l ate.
1. A P
ronoun m
ust a
gree w
ith i ts a
ntecedent i n p
erson, n
umber a
nd g
ender.
Incorrect E
ach o
f t hese b
oys h
as d
one t heir h
omework.

Correct E
ach o
f t hese b
oys h
as d
one h
is h
omework.
93. When two or more Singular Nouns are joined by 'and', the Pronoun
used for them must be in Plural.
Incorrect B
oth R
aju a
nd R
avi h
ave d
one h
is h
omework.
Correct B
oth R
aju a
nd R
avi h
ave d
one t heir h
omework.
94. When two or more Singular Nouns joined by 'and' refer to the same
person or thing, a Pronoun used for them must be in the singular.
Incorrect T
he c ollector a
nd D
istrict M
agistrate i s n
ot n
egligent i n t heir d
uty.
Correct T
he c ollector a
nd D
istrict M
agistrate i s n
ot n
egligent i n h
is d
uty.
95. When two or more singular nouns joined by 'or' or 'nor', 'either ... or',
'neither .. nor', the Pronoun used for them should be in the singular.
Incorrect N
either R
avi n
or R
aju h
as d
one t heir h
omework.
Correct N
either R
avi n
or R
aju h
as d
one h
is h
omework.
96. When two or more singular Pronouns of different persons c
ome
together, the Pronoun of second person singular (you) comes first, the
pronoun of the first person singular (I) comes last and the pronoun of the
third person singular (he) comes in between.
Incorrect I , Y
ou a
nd h
e m
ust w
ork t ogether.
Correct Y
ou, h
e a
nd I m
ust w
ork t ogether.
97. When two or more plural Pronouns of different persons come together
first person plural (we) comes first, then second person plural (you) and
last of all third person plural (they).

Incorrect Y
ou, t hey a
nd w
e m
ust w
ork t ogether.
Correct W
e, y ou a
nd t hey m
ust w
ork t ogether.
98. The Relative Pronoun who is in subjective case, whereas whom is in the
objective case. Therefore, for who there must be a Finite Verb in the
sentence. Or otherwise, when whom (Object) is used in the sentence and
there is more Finite Verb's than the number of Subjects in the sentence,
then whom should be changed into who (Subject).
For e xample,
Incorrect T
he d
octor w
hom c ame h
ere w
as R
am's b
rother.
Correct T
he d
octor w
ho c ame h
ere w
as R
am's b
rother.
99. With Superlative Degree Adjective, only, none, all etc., as Relative
Pronoun we use that and not which or who.
For e xample,
Incorrect A
ll w
hich g
litters i s n
ot g
old.
Correct A
ll t hat g
litters i s n
ot g
old.
100 After let, if a Pronoun is used, that Pronoun must be in the Objective
Case.
For e xample,
Incorrect L
et h
e g
o t here.
Correct L
et h
im g
o t here.

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