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A.SUBJECTVERBAGREEMENT
1.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyandusuallytakea
VerbinthePlural.
Forexample,
IncorrectHariandRamishere.
CorrectHariandRamarehere.
2.IftwoSingularNounsrefertothesamepersonorthing,theVerb
mustbeSingular.
IncorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipalarecoming.
CorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipaliscoming.
(Herethesamepersonis.SecretaryaswellasPrincipal)
3.IftheSingularSubjectsareprecededbyeachorevery,theVerbis
usuallySingular.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryboyandgirlwereready.
CorrectEveryboyandgirlwasready.
4.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyor,nor,either.....or,
neither....nortakeaVerbintheSingular.
Forexample,
IncorrectNeitherhenorIwerethere.
CorrectNeitherhenorIwasthere.
5.WhentheSubjectsjoinedby'or/norareofdifferentnumbers,theVerb
mustbePlural,andthePluralSubjectmustbeplacednexttotheVerb.
Forexample,
lncorrectNeithertheAssistantMastersnortheHeadmasterwas
present.
CorrectNeithertheHeadmasternortheAssistantMasterswere
present.'
6.WhentheSubjectsjoinedbyor,norareofdifferentpersons,theVerb
agreesinpersonwiththeonenearesttoit.
Forexample,
IncorrectEitherheorIismistaken.
CorrectEitherheorI,ammistaken.
7.ACollectiveNountakesaSingularVerbwhenthecollectionis
thoughtofasawhole,aPluralVerbwhentheindividualsofwhichitis
composedarethoughtof.
Forexample,
CorrectTheCouncilhaschosenthePresident.
CorrectThemilitarywerecalledout.
8.SomeNounswhicharesingularinformbutpluralinmeaning,takea
PluralVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectMathematicsareabranchofstudyineveryschool.
CorrectMathematicsisabranchofstudyineveryschool.
9.WordsjoinedtoaSingularSubjectbywith,togetherwith,inaddition
to,or,aswellas,etc.areparenthetical,andthereforedonotaffectthe
numberoftheVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectTheChief,withallhismen,weremassacred.CorrectThe
chief,withallhismen,wasmassacred.
10.WhentheSubjectoftheVerbisaRelativePronouncareshouldbe
takentoseethattheVerbagreesinNumberandPersonwiththe
Antecedentoftherelative.
Forexample,
IncorrectI,whoisyourfriend,.willguardyou,rinterests.
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B.USESOFPARTICIPLESANDINFINITIVES
11.Ask,advise,allow,command,force,forbid,invite,encourage,
compel,beg,order,imagine,instruct,permit,persuade,tell,require,
remind,teach,etc.arefollowedbyObject+To+V2
Forexample,
IncorrectHeadvisedtodoitbyme.
CorrectHeadvisedmetodoit.ButiftheseareusedinPassiveVoice,
thentheyarefollowedbyTo+V,.
Forexample,
CorrectShewaspermittedtogowithhim.
12.Knowisfollowedbyhow/where/when/whyandInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectIknowtowritealetter.
CorrectIknowhowtowritealetter.
13.Afterlet,bid,behold,watch,see,feel,makeetc.weuseBare
InfinitiveandnotToinfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectIheardhimtospeakonseveralsubjects.
CorrectIheardhimspeakonseveralsubjects.
14.BareInfinitiveisusedafterModalAuxiliaries(can,could,may,
might,shall,should,will,would,must,darenot,neednot).
Forexample,
IncorrectYouneednottoworkhard.
CorrectYouneednotworkhard.
15.Hadbetter,hadrather,hadassoon...as...,hadsooneretc.arefol
lowedbyBareInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbettertogonow.
CorrectHehadbettergonow.16.Conjunctionthanisalsofollowed
byBareInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbetterreadthantowrite.
CorrectHehadbetterreadthanwrite.
17.WhenbutisusedasaPrepositionandprecededbyanyformofthe
Verbdo,thenbutisfollowedwithBareInfinitive.
IncorrectHedidnothingbuttowander.
CorrectHedidnothingbutwander.
18.EveryParticipilemusthaveaSubjectofReference.
Forexample,
IncorrectBeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.
CorrectItbeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.
19.ForcompletedactionHaving+VaisusedinActiveVoice,whereas
Having+been+VaorBeing+VaisusedinPassiveVoice.After
shouldnotbeusedinsuchasentence.
Forexample,
IncorrectAftertheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
CorrectTheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
20.Participleslikeconsidering,judging,referring,concerning,regarding,
viewing,broadlyspeakingetc.donottakeanySubjectofReference.
Forexample,
CorrectConsideringthecase,Itookthedecision.
HereIisnotaSubjectofReferenceofconsidering.So,thereisno
SubjectofReferencefor'considering,stillthesentenceiscorrect.
C.USESOFVERBS
21.WhentherearetwoSubjectsinasentenceandtheyarenotinthe
sameNumber,thenwemusthavetouseseparateAuxiliaries(is,are,
am,was,were,have,has)forbothofthem.
Forexample,
IncorrectThreekilledandonewereinjured.
CorrectThreewerekilledandonewasinjured.
22.AsingleVerbshouldbemadetoservetwoSubjects,onlywhenthe
formofVerbissameforboththesubjects.
IncorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterfourteen.
CorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterisfourteen.
23.TwoauxiliariescanbeusedwithoneprincipalVerb,onlywhenthe
formoftheprincipalVerbisappropriatetoboththeauxiliaries.'
IncorrectHeneverhas,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
CorrectHeneverhastaken,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
24.WhenthereisonlyoneauxiliarytotwoprincipalVerbsitshouldbe
correctlyassociatedwiththeboth.
IncorrectTencandidateshavepassedonefailed.
CorrectTencandidateshavepassed,onehasfailed.
25.APastTenseinthemainclauseshouldbefollowedbyaPast
Tenseinthesubordinateclause.
IncorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkshard.
CorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkedhard.
26.APastTenseinmainclausemaybefollowedbyaPresentTense
inthesubordinateclausewhenthesubordinateclauseexpressesa
universaltruth.
IncorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovedroundthesun.
CorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovesroundthesun.
27.Whenthesubordinateclausecomesafter'lest',theauxiliaryVerb
'should'mustbeused,whateverbetheTenseoftheVerbinthemain
clause.
IncorrectWestartearlylestweshallmissthetrain.
CorrectWestartearlylestweshouldmissthetrain.
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28.AnAdverborAdverbialphraseshouldnotbeplacedbetween'to'
andverbalpartof,theinfinitive.(Thisiscalledthesplitinfinitive).
IncorrectIhopedtoimmediatelyreplytoyourletter:
CorrectIhopedtoreplyimmediatelytoyourletter.
29.Aninfinitiveshouldbeinthepresenttenseunlessitrepresents'an
actionpriortothatofthegoverningVerb.
IncorrectIshouldhavelikedtohavegonethere.
CorrectIshouldhavelikedtogothere.
30.GerundifprecededbyaPronoun,thatPronounmustbein
Possessivecase.
IncorrectHeemphasisedmegoingthere.
CorrectHeemphasisedmygoingthere.
31.ThePresentPerfectContinuousTenseisusedforanactionthat
beganinthepasttimeandstill.goingatthetimeofspeaking~Itisused
with,Adverbialsoftimeintroducedby'since','for'and'howlong~.
IncorrectHowlongareyouworkingi~thisoffice?
.CorrectHowlonghaveyoubeenworkinginthisoffice?
32.AVerbwhenprecededbyaPrepositionmustbetheGerund.
IncorrectTheywerepunishedforcomelate.
CorrectTheywerepunishedfor,cominglate.
33.TheFutureIndefiniteTenseisnotusedintheclausesoftime,place
andcondition.HerethePresentIndefiniteTenseisused.
IncorrectIshallwaitforyoutillyouwillfinishyourwork.
CorrectIshallwaitforyou,tillyoufinishyourwork.
34.ThePresentPerfectTenseisnotusedwiththeAdverbsofpast
timelikeyesterday,in1990etc.HerePastIndefiniteTenseisused.
Incorrect~Ihaveboughtacycleyesterday.
CorrectIboughtacycleyesterday.
ThePastPerfectTenseisusedtorepresenttheearlierofthetwopast
actions.
IncorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainalreadyleft.
CorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainhadalreadyleft.
35.ModalAuxiliariesarenotusedtogether.ButtwoAuxiliariescanbe
connectedbyaConjunction.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeshouldmustdoit.CorrectHeshouldandmustdo
it.
36.Whenneedordareisfollowedbynot,itturnsintomodalauxiliary.
InthatsituationittakesBareInfinitive'andwecannotuseneedsnotor
daresnot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeneedsnotdoit.CorrectHeneednotdoit.
D.USESOFADJECTIVES
37.Adjectivesofquantityshowhowmuchofathingismeant.
Adjectivesofquantity(some;much,little,enough,all,no,any,great,
half,sufficient,whole)areusedforUncountableNunsonly.
Forexample,
IncorrectIateafewrice.CorrectIatesomerice.
38.NumeralAdjectivesareusedforCountableNounonlyandthey
showhowmanypersonsorthingsaremeantorinwhatorderaperson
orthingstands,
Forexample,
IncorrectIhavetaughtyoulittlethings.
CorrectIhavetaughtyouafewthings.
39.Whencardinalandordinalareusedtogetherordinalprecedsthe
cardinal.
Forexample,
IncorrectThefourfirstboyswillbegiventhechance.
CorrectThefirstfourboyswillbegiventhechance.
40.Later,latestrefertotime,latterandlastrefertoposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIreachedat10am.
ButhewaslatterthanIexpected.
CorrectIreachedat10am.ButhewaslaterthanIexpected,
41.Farthermeansmoredistantoradvanced;furthermeansadditional.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeinsistedonfartherimprovement.
CorrectHeinsistedonfurtherimprovement.
42.Eachisusedinspeakingoftwoormorethings,everyisusedonly
inspeakingofmorethantwo.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
CorrectEachofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
43.Toexpressquantityordegreesomeisusedinaffirmative
sentences,anyinnegativeorinterrogativesentences.
Forexample,.
IncorrectHaveyouboughtsomemangoes?
CorrectHaveyouboughtanymangoes?
44.Incomparingtwothings,theComparativeshouldbeused,The
Superlativshouldnotbeused.
IncorrectWhichisthebestofthetwo?
CorrectWhichisthebetterofthetwo?
45.Whentwoqualitiesofthesamepersonorthingarecompared,the
Comparativeinerisnotused.'More'isusedforthispurpose.
IncorrectHeiswiserthanbrave.
CorrectHeismorewisethanbrave.
46.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofacomparative,thething
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comparedshouldbeexcludedfromtheclassofthingswithwhichitis
comparedbyusing'other'orsomesuchword.
IncorrectHeisclevererthananyboyintheclass.
CorrectHeisclevererthananyotherboyintheclass.
47.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofasuperlative,thething
comparedshouldincludetheclassofthingswithwhichitiscompared.
IncorrectHeisthestrongestofallothermen.
CorrectHeisthestrongestofallmen..
48.Whentwopersonsorthingsarecompared,itisimportantthatthe
samepartsofthingsshouldbecompared.
IncorrectThepopulationofBombayisgreaterthanDelhi.
CorrectThepopulationofBombayisgreaterthanthatofDelhi.
49.Doublecomparativesandsuperlativesshouldnotbeused.
1.IncorrectHeisthemostcleverestboyintheclass.
CorrectHeisthecleverestboyintheclass.
2.IncorrectHeismorewiserthanhisbrother.
CorrectHe'iswiserthanhisbrother.
50.ThecomparativeAdjectivessuperiorinferior,senior,junior,prior,
anterior,posteriorprefer,etc.,shouldbefollowedby'to'insteadof
'than'.
IncorrectHeisseniorthanme.
CorrectHeisseniortome.
51.Adjectiveslike'unique',ideal,
perfect,complete,universal,entire,extreme,chief,fullsquareand
round,whichdonotadmitdifferentdegreesofcomparisonshouldnotbe
compared.
IncorrectItisthemostuniquething.
CorrectItisauniquething.
52.AlltheAdjectiveswhichrefertothesameNounshouldbeinthe
samedegreeofcomparison.
IncorrectHeisthewisestandhonestworkerintheoffice.
CorrectHeisthewisestandmosthonestworkerintheoffice.
53.'Elder'and'eldest'shouldbeusedforpersonsonly,strictly
speaking,theyareusedforthemembersofthesamefamilyonly.
'Older'and'oldest'areusedforbothpersonsandthings.
IncorrectHeismyolderbrother.
CorrectHeismyelderbrother.
E.USESOFADVERBS
54.TomodifyaVerb,anAdjectiveoranotherAdverb,weusean
Adverb.
IncorrectShewritesverycareful.
CorrectShewritesverycarefully.
CarefullyisanAdjectivewhichcannotmodifytheAdverbvery,
thereforecarefully(Adverb)mustbeusedinplaceofAdjectivecareful.
55.ToomeansmorethanrequiredanditisusedwithUnpleasant
Adjective.So,wecannotusetooglad,toohappy,toopleasant,too
healthy.
Forexample,
IncorrectIamtoogladtomeetyou.
CorrectIamverygladtomeetyou.
56.Asentencewhichisbasedon''Too....To"format,wecannot
replacetowithsothat.Ifwereplacetowithsothat,tooalsomustbe
replacedwithcannot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeistooweaksothathecannotwalk.
CorrectHeistooweaktowalk.CorrectHeissoweakthathecannot
walk.
57.MuchtooisfollowedbyUnpleasantAdjective,whereastoomuchis
followedbyNoun.
Muchtoo+UnpleasantAdjective.
Toomuch+Noun.
Forexample,
IncorrectHisfailureistoomuchpainfulforme.
CorrectHisfailureismuchtoopainfulforme.
IncorrectHiswife'srudebehaviorgiveshimmuchtoopain.
CorrectHiswife'srudebehaviorgiveshimtoomuchpain.
58.Quiteandallarenotusedtogether.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeisquiteallright.CorrectHeisquiteright.orHe
isallright
59.A/An+Fairly+Adjective+
NounorRather+A+AdjectiveForexample,
(i)afairlygoodbook
(ii)ratheradifficultproblem.
ButwecannotusePleasantAdjectivewithratherandUnpleasant
Adjectivewithfairly.
Forexample,
IncorrectItwasarathergoodbook.
CorrectItwasafairlygoodbook.
60.Enough,whenusedasanAdverb,isprecededbyapositivedegree
AdjectiveorAdverb.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeisgreaterenoughtopardonyou.
CorrectHeisgreatenoughto
pardonyou.'
61.Twonegativescanceleachother.Hencetwonegativesshouldnot
beusedinthesamesentenceunlesswemakeanaffirmation.
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IncorrectIhavenotgotnone.
CorrectI.havenotgotany.
62.'Atpresent'means'atthepresenttime','presently'means'shortly'.
Theseshouldnotbeconfused.
1.IncorrectNothingmorecanbedonepresently.
CorrectNothingmorecanbedoneatpresent.
2.IncorrectHewillcomebackatpresent.
CorrectHewillcomebackpresently.
63.'Hard'means'diligently',strenuously','Hardly'means'scarcelyat
all'.ThesetwoAdverbialformsof'hard'mustnotbeconfused.
1.IncorrectHetriedhardlytowintherace.
CorrectHetriedhardtowintherace.
2.IncorrectShehaseatenhardanythingtoday.
CorrectShehaseatenhardlyanythingtoday.
64.'Much'isusedbeforepastparticiplesandAdjectivesorAdverbsof
comparativedegree.'Very'isusedbeforethepresentparticiplesand
AdjectivesandAdverbsofpositivedegree.
1.IncorrectThenewsismuchsurprising.
CorrectThenewsisverysurprising.
2.IncorrectIwasverysurprisedathearingthenews.
CorrectIwasmuchsurprisedathearingthenews.
65.HardlyisanAdverbwhichmeansrarely.Whereashardisan
Adjectivewhichmeanstough,rigid.
Forexample,
IncorrectItisahardlyjob.
CorrectItisahardjob.
66.AgoisalwaysusedwithPastIndefiniteTense.So,ifagoisusedin
asentence,thatsentencemustbeinthePastIndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehascomeamonthago.
CorrectHecameamonthago.67.Atpresentmeansatthismoment
anditisusedwithPresentTense,whereaspresentlyandshortlyare
usedforfuture'actionandgenerally'usedwithFutureIndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectPresentlyheisintheroom.
CorrectAtpresentheisintheroom.
68.Earlymeans"justafterthebeginningofanything"andsoonmeans
justafterapointoftime.
Forexample,
Rosesblossomedearlythisspring.
69.Thesentencewhichstartswithseldom,never.hardly.rarelyor
scarcelytakesaninversestructure,Le.,Verb+SubjectStructure.For
example,
IncorrectSeldomIhadseensuchabeautifulsight.
CorrectSeldomhadIseensuchabeautifulsight.
70.Inversionisalsousedinasentencewhichstartswithhere/there/
away/out/up/indoororoutdoorandMainVerb,orAux+MainVerbis
usedbeforetheSubject.
Forexample,
IncorrectAwaySitawentCorrectAwaywentSita.
F.USESOFCONJUNCTIONS
71.TwoConjunctionsshouldnotbeusedinthesamesentence.
IncorrectAlthoughshewastired,butshestillwentonworking.
CorrectAlthoughshewastired,shestillwentonworking.
72.'Both'shouldbefollowedby'and'.Itshouldbeusedinthepositive
sense.Inthenegativesense,'neither'......'norshouldbeusedinplace
of'both'.
incorrectBothRaviaswellasRajawerepresentthere.
CorrectBothRaviandRajawerepresentthere.
73.'Either...or','neither....nor:
'bothand','notonlybutalso'
shouldbefollowedbythesamepartsofspeech.
IncorrectHenotonlylosthisticket,butalsohisluggage.
CorrectHelostnotonlyhisticketbutalsohisluggage.
74.'Neither'shouldbefollowed,by'nor','either'shouldbefollowedby
'or'.Boththeseshouldnotbeconfused.
IncorrectHewashedneitherhishandsorhisface.
CorrectHewashedneitherhishandsnorhisface.
75.'Nosooner'shouldbefollowedby'than',notby'but'or'then'.
IncorrectNosoonerdoIfinishthisbookthenIshallbeginanother.
CorrectNosoonerdoIfinishthebook,thanIshallbeginanother.
76.'Hardly'and'scarcely'shouldbefollowedby'when'or'before',but
notby'than'or'that'.
IncorrectHardlydidIreachthestation,thanthetrainleftit.
CorrectHardlydidIreachthestationwhenthetrainleftit.
77.'That'shouldnotbeusedbeforeasentenceinDirectSpeechand
beforeInterrogativeAdverbsandPronounsintheIndirectSpeech.
1.IncorrectHesaidthat,"Ishallgothere."
CorrectHesaid,"Ishallgothere".
2.IncorrectHeaskedmethatwhoIwas.
CorrectHeaskedmewhowas.
G.USESOFPREPOSITION
78.Objectivecase(ofNounorPronoun)isusedafterPreposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIdonotdependonhe.
CorrectIdonotdependonhim.
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79.ThePrepositionsusedaftertwowordsmustbemadeclearifthese
twowordsareconnectedbyandoror.
Forexample,
IncorrectSheisconsciousandengagedinherwork.
CorrectSheisconsciousofandengagedinherwork.
80.IfaPrincipalVerbisusedafterabout,after,at,before.for,from,in,
on.to,thatVerbmustbeining(V4)form.
Forexample,
IncorrectYoupreventedmefromdoit.
CorrectYoupreventedmefromdoingit..
81.On,in,at,arenotusedbeforetoday,tomorrow,yesterday,the
followingday,thenextdayetc.
Forexample,
IncorrectHewillgothereontomorrow.
CorrectHewillgotheretomorrow.
82.NoPrepositionisusedbeforethewordhome.Athomeisaphrase
whichbearsadifferentmeaning.
Forexample,
IncorrectBringaT.V.setathome.
CorrectBringaT.V.se$home.83.AfterTransitiveVerbs,like
discuss,describe,reach,order,tell,demand,attack,resemble,
ridicule,etc.wedirectlyusetheobjectandnoPrepositionisusedafter
theVerb.
Forexample:
IncorrectThepoetdescribesaboutthebeautyofnaturelinthispoem.
CorrectThepoetdescribesthebeautyofnatureinthispoem.
84.Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/writeisfollowed
bytoPrepositionifthereisapersonintheformofobject.
Forexample,
1.IncorrectHedidnotreplyme.
CorrectHedidnotreplytome.2.IncorrectHedidnotwritetoaletter.
CorrectHedidnotwritealetter.
H.USESOFPRONOUNS
85.WhenaPronounisusedasthecomplementoftheVerb'tobe',it
shouldbeinthenominativecase.
IncorrectIfIwerehim,Iwouldnotdoit.
CorrectIfIwerehe,Iwouldnotdoit.
86.WhenthePronounisusedastheobjectofaVerborofa
Preposition,itshouldbeintheobjectivecase.
1.IncorrectLetyouandIdoit.
CorrectLetyouandmedoit.
2.IncorrectThesepresentsareforyouandI.
CorrectThesepresentsareforyouandme.
87.EmphaticPronounscannot
standaloneasSubjects~IncorrectHimselfdidit.CorrectHehimself
didit.
88.TheIndefinitePronoun'one'shouldbeusedthroughoutifusedatall.
IncorrectOnemustnotboastofhisownsuccess.
CorrectOnemustnotboastofone'sownsuccess.
89.'Either'or'neither'isusedonlyinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings;
'any','noone'and'none'isusedinspeakingofmorethantwo.
1.IncorrectAnyoneofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
CorrectEitherofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
2.IncorrectNeitherofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
CorrectNooneofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
90.'Eachother'isusedinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings;'one
another'isusedinspeakingofmorethantwo.
IncorrectThetwobrotherslovedoneanother.
CorrectThetwobrotherslovedeachother.
91.ANounorPronoungoverningaGerundshouldbeputinthe
possessivecase.
IncorrectPleaseexcusemebeinglate.
CorrectPleaseexcusemybeinglate.
92.APronounmustagreewithitsantecedentinperson,numberand
gender.
IncorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonehishomework.
93.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsarejoinedby'and',thePronoun
usedforthemmustbeinPlural.
IncorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonehishomework.
CorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonetheirhomework.
94.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsjoinedby'and'refertothesame
personorthing,aPronounusedforthemmustbeinthesingular.
IncorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentintheir
duty.
CorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentinhis
duty.
95.Whentwoormoresingularnounsjoinedby'or'or'nor','either...or',
'neither..nor',thePronounusedforthemshouldbeinthesingular.
IncorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonehishomework.
96.WhentwoormoresingularPronounsofdifferentpersonscome
together,thePronounofsecondpersonsingular(you)comesfirst,the
pronounofthefirstpersonsingular(I)comeslastandthepronounofthe
thirdpersonsingular(he)comesinbetween.
IncorrectI,Youandhemustworktogether..
CorrectYou,heandImustworktogether.
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97.WhentwoormorepluralPronounsofdifferentpersonscome
togetherfirstpersonplural(we)comesfirst,thensecondpersonplural
(you)andlastofallthirdpersonplural(they).
IncorrectYou,theyandwemustworktogether..
CorrectWe,youandtheymustworktogether.
98.TheRelativePronounwhoisinsubjectivecase,whereaswhomis
inobjectivecase.Therefore,forwhotheremustbeaFiniteVerbinthe
sentence.Orotherwise,whenwhom(Object)isusedinthesentence
andthereismoreFiniteVerb'sthanthenumberofSubjectsinthe
sentence,thenwhomshouldbechangedintowho(Subject).
Forexample,
IncorrectThedoctorwhomcameherewasRam'sbrother.
CorrectThedoctorwhocameherewasRam'sbrother.
99.WithSuperlativeDegreeAdjective,only,none,alletc.,asRelative
Pronounweusethatandnotwhichorwho.
Forexample,
IncorrectAllwhichglittersisnotgold.
CorrectAllthatglittersisnotgold.
100.Afterlet,ifaPronounisused,thatPronounmustbeinthe
ObjectiveCase.
Forexample,
IncorrectLethegothere.
CorrectLethimgothere.
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ravinteja>PrincyGupta amonthago
Iftwosubjectsarejoinedbyand,theytypically
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Sum14>PrincyGupta 6monthsago
'were'shouldbeused..Asbotharenotsame
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PrincyGupta>Sum14
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watismeantbysameperson?
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