ALL ABOUT PRONOUN

ALL ABOUT PRONOUNS--------

RULES

 1.     WHEN 3 PRONOUNS OF DIFFERENT PERSONS ARE USED TOGETHER IN THE SAME SENTENCE THEY ARE ARRANGED LIKE THIS-----

               2 + 3 +1 ( PERSONS)

EG---I,U, AND HE MUST HELP THAT POOR MAN (WRONG)

                              YOU,HE AND I MUST HELP THAT POOR MAN (RIGHT)

 2.     WHEN 3 PRONOUNS ARE USED TO CONFESS SOME GUILT OR FLAW THEN-----

               1 + 2 + 3

            EG---YOU,WE AND THEY WERE ABSENT (WRONG)

                     WE,YOU, AND THEY WERE ABSENT (RIGHT)

 3.     WHEN 2 OR MORE SINGULAR NOUNS ARE JOINED BY AND THE PRONOUN USED SHOULD BE PLURAL….

               EG---MOHAN AND SOHAN ARE FRNDS,,,,,THEY PLAY FOOTBALL,,,,,THEY LIVE AT LAJPAT NAGAR…..

 4.     BUT IF NOUNS JOINED BY AND  REFERS TO SAME PERSON OR THINGS THE PRONOUN USED SHOULD BE SINGULAR….

EG-----MR.X,MY FRND AND PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE IS KNOWN FOR HIS GOOD BEHAVIOUR…..

 5.     WHEN 2 SINGULAR NOUNS ARE JOINED BY AND REFER TO SAME PERSON OR THING ,,,THE PRONOUN SHOULD BE SINGULAR….

             EG---THE MANAGER AND OWNER OF THE FIRM EXPRESSED VIEWS ON THE DEMANDS OF THE WORKERS….

 6.     WHEN 2 SINGULAR NOUNS ARE JOINED BY AND REFER TO DIFFERENT PERSON OR THING ,,,THE PRONOUN SHOULD BE PLURAL….

EG----THE PARTY CHIEF AND THE PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE TOPIC…..

 7.     WHEN 2 NOUNS ARE USED WITH AS WELL AS THE PRONOUN AGREES WITH THE FIRST SUBJECT…..

EG----MOHAN AS WELL AS HIS FRNDS IS DOING HIS WORK….

 THE STUDENT AS WELL AS THEIR TEACHERS ARE DOING THEIR WORK…..

 8.     WHEN 2 SINGULAR NOUNS JOINED BY AND ARE PRECEDED BY EACH AND EVERY THE PRONOUN USED MUST BE SINGULAR AND SHOULD AGREE WITH THE SECOND NOUN…..

EG----EVERY MEN AND EVERY WOMEN WILL DO HER BEST FOR THE NATION…..

 9.     WHEN 2 NOUNS ARE JOINED BY WITH THE PRONOUN AGREES WITH THE NOUN COMING BEFORE WITH…

EG----THE BOY WITH HIS PARENTS HAS GONE TO SEE A MOVIE…..

 10.  WHEN 2 DIFFERENT NOUNS ARE JOINED BY EITHER…..OR,,,NEITHER…..NOR,,,THE PRONOUN IS USED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER AND GENDER OF THE SECOND NOUN…..

EG. EITHER YOUR SISTER OR U HV DONE UR WORK….

 11.  THE PRONOUN COMING AFTER THAN MUST BE IN THE SAME CASE AS BEFORE THAN…..

EG. SHE PLAYS BETTER THAN ME (WRONG)

         SHE PLAYS BETTER THAN I (RIGHT)

 12.  MANY A ALWYZ TAKES A SINGULAR PRONOUN  AND SINGULAR VERB….

EG. MANY  A SOLDIER HAS MET HIS DEATH IN THE BATTLE FIELD……

 13. IF A PRONOUN STANDS FOR A COLLECTIVE NOUN BEING TREATED AS WHOLE THE PRONOUN SHOULD BE PLACED IN SINGULAR NUMBER AND NEUTER GENDER…..

EG-----THE JURY WAS UNANIMOUS IN ITS DECISION…..

EXERCISE OF PRONOUNS------

1.      1.     MR.X IS ONE OF THE G8TEST PHILOSPHERS THAT HAS EVER LIVED…..

++ HAVE

1.      2.     TH EPRIZE IS GIVEN TO THE GIRL WHOM THEY SAID STOOD FIRST….

++  WHO

1.      3.     MY FATHER DOES NOT LIKE ME GOING TO PICTURES EVERYDAY….

++  MY

1.      4.     BETWEEN YOU AND I HE IS A ROGUE…..

++ ME IN PLACE OF I

1.      5.     NEITHER OF THE 3 CANDIDATES ARE FIT FOR THE POST….

++ NONE

1.      6.     BOTH DID NOT GO….

++ NEITHER WENT…

EX-----BOTH CANNOT BE USED IN NEGATIVE SENSE….

1.      7.     YOU AND HE SHOULD NOT WASTE HIS MONEY….

++ YOUR IN PLACE OF HIS….

1.      8.     I HATE HIM TALKING TOO MUCH….

++HIS

1.      9.     WE WENT TO X LAKE AND ENJOYED MYSELF…

++OURSELVES

1.      10.                        THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE SEEN YOU…

++ THIS IN PLACE OF THAT….

1.      11.                        I,HIM AND YOU MUST HELP THAT POOR MAN…

++ YOU,HE AND I

EX---RULE 2,3,1

1.      12.                        X’S  LOOKS ARE MORE CHARMING THAN Y’S…..

++ THAN THAT

EX---THAT IS USED AS SUBSTITUTE FOR A SINGLE NOUN ALREADY MENTIONED…..

1.      13.                        I ,YOU AND HE ARE FRIENDS…..

++ U,HE AND I    

1.      14.                        SHEETAL AS WELL AS HER ARE DOING THEIR  WROK….

++ IS DOING HER WORK…

EX----WHEN 2 NOUNS JOINED BY AS WELL AS THEN PRONOUN AGREES WITH FIRST SUBJECT……

1.      15.                        EACH BOY AND EACH GIRL  WENT TO THEIR HOUSE…..

++ HER HOUSE…

EX---WHEN 2 NOUNS JOINED BY AND PRECEDED BY EACH AND EVERY THEN PRONOUN MUST BE SINGULAR AND AGREES WITH SECOND GENDER…..

1.      16.                        THE CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS HAVE GONE TO THE PICNIC…..

++ NO ERROR….

EX-----WHEN JOINED BY WITH THEN PRONOUN AGREES WITH NOUN COMING BEFORE WITH……

1.      17.                        MANY A MAN HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY NOBLY…..

++ HAS ,,,HIS

EX----MANY A TAKES A SINGULAR PRONOUN AND VERB

1.      18.                        WE WENT THEIR AND ENJOYED….

++ ENJOYED OURSELVES…

EX---KYA ENJOY KIYAE KHUD KO NA…..

1.      19.                        YOU SHOULD AVAIL OF THE OPPORTUNITY ….

++ AVAIL YOURSELF

1.      20.                        WHO DO U WANT…

++ WHOM