06 Oct 2022

Verb/Adjective-Pronoun Agreement

1. A Pronoun should agree with its Antecedent in person, number and gender; e.g. i) All students must bring their report cards tomorrow. ii) Every customer must make his payment by cheque. iii) Each of the girls has given her papers. INCORRECT: I am not one of those who believe

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06 Oct 2022

ONE as a Pronoun

1. ONE as a Pronoun A) We can use ONE instead of a noun phrase beginning with A, when it is  clear what  sort of thing we  are  talking about; e.g. i) If you want a drink, I’ll get you one. ii) Although she wasn’t a very clever woman, she looked and acted like one. iii) The rooms were empty

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06 Oct 2022

Appropriate order of Personal Pronouns

1. If two or more Personal Pronouns to be used, the correct order is: 2nd person, 3rd person, 1st person; means 231; e.g. a) You and I will go the park. (31) b) You and he must not accompany me. (23) c) You, he and I can manage everything. (231)

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06 Oct 2022

CASES OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Nouns/Pronouns that can be used as subjects are called Subjective Nouns/Pronouns, that can be used as Objects are called Objective Nouns/Pronouns, and that show possessions are called Possessive Nouns/Pronouns. CASES/FORMS OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS Person Subjective Case Objective Case Possessive Case 1st Person I, we me, us mine, ours 2nd Person

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06 Oct 2022

RULES ON USES OF PRONOUNS

1. When to Use ‘Subjective Pronoun’ A) If two or more pronouns are subjects, they are used in subjective case; e.g. i) YOU and I are good friends. (not YOU and ME) ii) YOU, HE and I have done well. (not YOU, HIM and ME) B) If one or more

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06 Oct 2022

Usage of Reflexive & Emphasizing Pronouns

Uses of Reflexive & Emphasizing Pronouns Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence/clause are called Reflexive Pronouns. When reflexive pronouns are used to put emphasis on a particular noun they are called emphatic pronouns. They either end in –self or –selves. The following pronouns are called reflexive

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13 Nov 2021

RELATIVE PRONOUNS (WHO, WHOM, WHICH, THAT, AS, WHAT) — EXPLAINED IN HINDI & ENGLISH

RELATIVE PRONOUNS (WHO, WHOM, WHICH, THAT, AS, WHAT) — EXPLAINED IN HINDI  RELATIVE PRONOUNS परिभाषा: कोई Relative Pronoun एक ऐसी pronoun होती है जो अपने से पहले use की गयी किसी noun अथवा pronouns के लिए use की जाती है. उस noun/pronoun को इस Relative Pronoun का antecedent कहा जाता

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