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A.SUBJECTVERBAGREEMENT
1.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyandusuallytakeaVerbinthe
Plural.
Forexample,
IncorrectHariandRamishere.CorrectHariandRamarehere.
2.IftwoSingularNounsrefertothesamepersonorthing,theVerbmustbe
Singular.
IncorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipalarecoming.
CorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipaliscoming.
(Herethesamepersonis.SecretaryaswellasPrincipal)
3.IftheSingularSubjectsareprecededbyeachorevery,theVerbisusually
Singular.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryboyandgirlwereready.
CorrectEveryboyandgirlwasready.
4.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyor,nor,either.....or,neither....nor
takeaVerbintheSingular.
Forexample,
IncorrectNeitherhenorIwerethere.
CorrectNeitherhenorIwasthere.
5.WhentheSubjectsjoinedby'or/norareofdifferentnumbers,theVerbmustbe
Plural,andthePluralSubjectmustbeplacednexttotheVerb.
Forexample,
lncorrectNeithertheAssistantMastersnortheHeadmasterwaspresent.
CorrectNeithertheHeadmasternortheAssistantMasterswere
present.'
6.WhentheSubjectsjoinedbyor,norareofdifferentpersons,theVerbagreesin
personwiththeonenearesttoit.
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Forexample,
IncorrectEitherheorIismistaken.
CorrectEitherheorI,ammistaken.
7.ACollectiveNountakesaSingularVerbwhenthecollectionisthoughtofasa
whole,aPluralVerbwhentheindividualsofwhichitiscomposedarethoughtof.
Forexample,
CorrectTheCouncilhaschosenthePresident.
CorrectThemilitarywerecalledout.
8.SomeNounswhicharesingularinformbutpluralinmeaning,takeaPluralVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectMathematicsareabranchofstudyineveryschool.
CorrectMathematicsisabranchofstudyineveryschool.
9.WordsjoinedtoaSingularSubjectbywith,togetherwith,inadditionto,or,as
wellas,etc.areparenthetical,andthereforedonotaffectthenumberoftheVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectTheChief,withallhismen,weremassacred.CorrectThechief,withall
hismen,wasmassacred.
10.WhentheSubjectoftheVerbisaRelativePronouncareshouldbetakentosee
thattheVerbagreesinNumberandPersonwiththeAntecedentoftherelative.
Forexample,
IncorrectI,whoisyourfriend,.willguardyou,rinterests.
CorrectI,whoamyourfriendwillguardyourinterests.
B.USESOFPARTICIPLESANDINFINITIVES
11.Ask,advise,allow,command,force,forbid,invite,encourage,compel,beg,
order,imagine,instruct,permit,persuade,tell,require,remind,teach,etc.are
followedbyObject+To+V2
Forexample,
IncorrectHeadvisedtodoitbyme.
CorrectHeadvisedmetodoit.ButiftheseareusedinPassiveVoice,thenthey
arefollowedbyTo+V,.
Forexample,
CorrectShewaspermittedtogowithhim.
12.Knowisfollowedbyhow/where/when/whyandInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectIknowtowritealetter.
CorrectIknowhowtowritealetter.
13.Afterlet,bid,behold,watch,see,feel,makeetc.weuseBareInfinitiveandnot
Toinfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectIheardhimtospeakonseveralsubjects.
CorrectIheardhimspeakonseveralsubjects.
14.BareInfinitiveisusedafterModalAuxiliaries(can,could,may,might,shall,
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should,will,would,must,darenot,neednot).
Forexample,
IncorrectYouneednottoworkhard.
CorrectYouneednotworkhard.
15.Hadbetter,hadrather,hadassoon...as...,hadsooneretc.arefollowedby
BareInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbettertogonow.
CorrectHehadbettergonow.16.ConjunctionthanisalsofollowedbyBare
Infinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbetterreadthantowrite.
CorrectHehadbetterreadthanwrite.
17.WhenbutisusedasaPrepositionandprecededbyanyformoftheVerbdo,
thenbutisfollowedwithBareInfinitive.
IncorrectHedidnothingbuttowander.
CorrectHedidnothingbutwander.
18.EveryParticipilemusthaveaSubjectofReference.
Forexample,
IncorrectBeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.
CorrectItbeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.
19.ForcompletedactionHaving+VaisusedinActiveVoice,whereasHaving+
been+VaorBeing+VaisusedinPassiveVoice.Aftershouldnotbeusedinsuch
asentence.
Forexample,
IncorrectAftertheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
CorrectTheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
20.Participleslikeconsidering,judging,referring,concerning,regarding,viewing,
broadlyspeakingetc.donottakeanySubjectofReference.
Forexample,
CorrectConsideringthecase,Itookthedecision.
HereIisnotaSubjectofReferenceofconsidering.So,thereisnoSubjectof
Referencefor'considering,stillthesentenceiscorrect.
C.USESOFVERBS
21.WhentherearetwoSubjectsinasentenceandtheyarenotinthesameNumber,
thenwemusthavetouseseparateAuxiliaries(is,are,am,was,were,have,has)for
bothofthem.
Forexample,
IncorrectThreekilledandonewereinjured.
CorrectThreewerekilledandonewasinjured.
22.AsingleVerbshouldbemadetoservetwoSubjects,onlywhentheformof
Verbissameforboththesubjects.
IncorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterfourteen.
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CorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterisfourteen.
23.TwoauxiliariescanbeusedwithoneprincipalVerb,onlywhentheformofthe
principalVerbisappropriatetoboththeauxiliaries.'
IncorrectHeneverhas,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
CorrectHeneverhastaken,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
24.WhenthereisonlyoneauxiliarytotwoprincipalVerbsitshouldbecorrectly
associatedwiththeboth.
IncorrectTencandidateshavepassedonefailed.
CorrectTencandidateshavepassed,onehasfailed.
25.APastTenseinthemainclauseshouldbefollowedbyaPastTenseinthe
subordinateclause.
IncorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkshard.
CorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkedhard.
26.APastTenseinmainclausemaybefollowedbyaPresentTense
inthesubordinateclausewhenthesubordinateclauseexpressesauniversaltruth.
IncorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovedroundthesun.
CorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovesroundthesun.
27.Whenthesubordinateclausecomesafter'lest',theauxiliaryVerb'should'must
beused,whateverbetheTenseoftheVerbinthemainclause.
IncorrectWestartearlylestweshallmissthetrain.
CorrectWestartearlylestweshouldmissthetrain.
28.AnAdverborAdverbialphraseshouldnotbeplacedbetween'to'andverbal
partof,theinfinitive.(Thisiscalledthesplitinfinitive).
IncorrectIhopedtoimmediatelyreplytoyourletter:
CorrectIhopedtoreplyimmediatelytoyourletter.
29.Aninfinitiveshouldbeinthepresenttenseunlessitrepresents'anactionprior
tothatofthegoverningVerb.
IncorrectIshouldhavelikedtohavegonethere.
CorrectIshouldhavelikedtogothere.
30.GerundifprecededbyaPronoun,thatPronounmustbeinPossessivecase.
IncorrectHeemphasisedmegoingthere.
CorrectHeemphasisedmygoingthere.
31.ThePresentPerfectContinuousTenseisusedforanactionthatbeganinthe
pasttimeandstill.goingatthetimeofspeaking~Itisusedwith,Adverbialsoftime
introducedby'since','for'and'howlong~.
IncorrectHowlongareyouworkingi~thisoffice?
.CorrectHowlonghaveyoubeenworkinginthisoffice?
32.AVerbwhenprecededbyaPrepositionmustbetheGerund.
IncorrectTheywerepunishedforcomelate.
CorrectTheywerepunishedfor,cominglate.
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33.TheFutureIndefiniteTenseisnotusedintheclausesoftime,placeand
condition.HerethePresentIndefiniteTenseisused.
IncorrectIshallwaitforyoutillyouwillfinishyourwork.
CorrectIshallwaitforyou,tillyoufinishyourwork.
34.ThePresentPerfectTenseisnotusedwiththeAdverbsofpasttimelike
yesterday,in1990etc.HerePastIndefiniteTenseisused.
Incorrect~Ihaveboughtacycleyesterday.
CorrectIboughtacycleyesterday.
ThePastPerfectTenseisusedtorepresenttheearlierofthetwopastactions.
IncorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainalreadyleft.
CorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainhadalreadyleft.
35.ModalAuxiliariesarenotusedtogether.ButtwoAuxiliariescanbeconnected
byaConjunction.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeshouldmustdoit.CorrectHeshouldandmustdo
it.
36.Whenneedordareisfollowedbynot,itturnsintomodalauxiliary.Inthat
situationittakesBareInfinitive'andwecannotuseneedsnotordaresnot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeneedsnotdoit.CorrectHeneednotdoit.
D.USESOFADJECTIVES
37.Adjectivesofquantityshowhowmuchofathingismeant.Adjectivesof
quantity(somemuch,little,enough,all,no,any,great,half,sufficient,whole)are
usedforUncountableNunsonly.
Forexample,
IncorrectIateafewrice.CorrectIatesomerice.
38.NumeralAdjectivesareusedforCountableNounonlyandtheyshowhowmany
personsorthingsaremeantorinwhatorderapersonorthingstands,
Forexample,
IncorrectIhavetaughtyoulittlethings.
CorrectIhavetaughtyouafewthings.
39.Whencardinalandordinalareusedtogetherordinalprecedsthecardinal.
Forexample,
IncorrectThefourfirstboyswillbegiventhechance.
CorrectThefirstfourboyswillbegiventhechance.
40.Later,latestrefertotime,latterandlastrefertoposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIreachedat10am.
ButhewaslatterthanIexpected.
CorrectIreachedat10am.ButhewaslaterthanIexpected,
41.Farthermeansmoredistantoradvancedfurthermeansadditional.
Forexample,
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IncorrectHeinsistedonfartherimprovement.
CorrectHeinsistedonfurtherimprovement.
42.Eachisusedinspeakingoftwoormorethings,everyisusedonlyinspeaking
ofmorethantwo.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
CorrectEachofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
43.Toexpressquantityordegreesomeisusedinaffirmativesentences,anyin
negativeorinterrogativesentences.
Forexample,.
IncorrectHaveyouboughtsomemangoes?
CorrectHaveyouboughtanymangoes?
44.Incomparingtwothings,theComparativeshouldbeused,TheSuperlativ
shouldnotbeused.
IncorrectWhichisthebestofthetwo?
CorrectWhichisthebetterofthetwo?
45.Whentwoqualitiesofthesamepersonorthingarecompared,theComparative
inerisnotused.'More'isusedforthispurpose.
IncorrectHeiswiserthanbrave.
CorrectHeismorewisethanbrave.
46.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofacomparative,thethingcompared
shouldbeexcludedfromtheclassofthingswithwhichitiscomparedbyusing
'other'orsomesuchword.
IncorrectHeisclevererthananyboyintheclass.
CorrectHeisclevererthananyotherboyintheclass.
47.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofasuperlative,thethingcompared
shouldincludetheclassofthingswithwhichitiscompared.
IncorrectHeisthestrongestofallothermen.
CorrectHeisthestrongestofallmen..
48.Whentwopersonsorthingsarecompared,itisimportantthatthesamepartsof
thingsshouldbecompared.
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.
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51.Adjectiveslike'unique',ideal,
perfect,complete,universal,entire,extreme,chief,fullsquareandround,whichdo
notadmitdifferentdegreesofcomparisonshouldnotbecompared.
IncorrectItisthemostuniquething.
CorrectItisauniquething.
52.AlltheAdjectiveswhichrefertothesameNounshouldbeinthesamedegreeof
comparison.
IncorrectHeisthewisestandhonestworkerintheoffice.
CorrectHeisthewisestandmosthonestworkerintheoffice.
53.'Elder'and'eldest'shouldbeusedforpersonsonly,strictlyspeaking,theyare
usedforthemembersofthesamefamilyonly.'Older'and'oldest'areusedforboth
personsandthings.
IncorrectHeismyolderbrother.
CorrectHeismyelderbrother.
E.USESOFADVERBS
54.TomodifyaVerb,anAdjectiveoranotherAdverb,weuseanAdverb.
IncorrectShewritesverycareful.
CorrectShewritesverycarefully.
CarefullyisanAdjectivewhichcannotmodifytheAdverbvery,thereforecarefully
(Adverb)mustbeusedinplaceofAdjectivecareful.
55.ToomeansmorethanrequiredanditisusedwithUnpleasantAdjective.So,we
cannotusetooglad,toohappy,toopleasant,toohealthy.
Forexample,
IncorrectIamtoogladtomeetyou.
CorrectIamverygladtomeetyou.
56.Asentencewhichisbasedon''Too....To"format,wecannotreplacetowithso
that.Ifwereplacetowithsothat,tooalsomustbereplacedwithcannot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeistooweaksothathecannotwalk.
CorrectHeistooweaktowalk.CorrectHeissoweakthathecannotwalk.
57.MuchtooisfollowedbyUnpleasantAdjective,whereastoomuchisfollowed
byNoun.
Muchtoo+UnpleasantAdjective.
Toomuch+Noun.
Forexample,
IncorrectHisfailureistoomuchpainfulforme.
CorrectHisfailureismuchtoopainfulforme.
IncorrectHiswife'srudebehaviorgiveshimmuchtoopain.
CorrectHiswife'srudebehaviorgiveshimtoomuchpain.
58.Quiteandallarenotusedtogether.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeisquiteallright.CorrectHeisquiteright.orHe
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59.A/An+Fairly+Adjective+
NounorRather+A+AdjectiveForexample,
(i)afairlygoodbook
(ii)ratheradifficultproblem.
ButwecannotusePleasantAdjectivewithratherandUnpleasantAdjectivewith
fairly.
Forexample,
IncorrectItwasarathergoodbook.
CorrectItwasafairlygoodbook.
60.Enough,whenusedasanAdverb,isprecededbyapositivedegreeAdjectiveor
Adverb.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeisgreaterenoughtopardonyou.
CorrectHeisgreatenoughto
pardonyou.'
61.Twonegativescanceleachother.Hencetwonegativesshouldnotbeusedinthe
samesentenceunlesswemakeanaffirmation.
IncorrectIhavenotgotnone.
CorrectI.havenotgotany.
62.'Atpresent'means'atthepresenttime','presently'means'shortly'.Theseshould
notbeconfused.
1.IncorrectNothingmorecanbedonepresently.
CorrectNothingmorecanbedoneatpresent.
2.IncorrectHewillcomebackatpresent.
CorrectHewillcomebackpresently.
63.'Hard'means'diligently',strenuously','Hardly'means'scarcelyatall'.Thesetwo
Adverbialformsof'hard'mustnotbeconfused.
1.IncorrectHetriedhardlytowintherace.
CorrectHetriedhardtowintherace.
2.IncorrectShehaseatenhardanythingtoday.
CorrectShehaseatenhardlyanythingtoday.
64.'Much'isusedbeforepastparticiplesandAdjectivesorAdverbsofcomparative
degree.'Very'isusedbeforethepresentparticiplesandAdjectivesandAdverbsof
positivedegree.
1.IncorrectThenewsismuchsurprising.
CorrectThenewsisverysurprising.
2.IncorrectIwasverysurprisedathearingthenews.
CorrectIwasmuchsurprisedathearingthenews.
65.HardlyisanAdverbwhichmeansrarely.WhereashardisanAdjectivewhich
meanstough,rigid.
Forexample,
IncorrectItisahardlyjob.
CorrectItisahardjob.
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66.AgoisalwaysusedwithPastIndefiniteTense.So,ifagoisusedinasentence,
thatsentencemustbeinthePastIndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehascomeamonthago.
CorrectHecameamonthago.
67.AtpresentmeansatthismomentanditisusedwithPresentTense,whereas
presentlyandshortlyareusedforfuture'actionandgenerally'usedwithFuture
IndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectPresentlyheisintheroom.
CorrectAtpresentheisintheroom.
68.Earlymeans"justafterthebeginningofanything"andsoonmeansjustaftera
pointoftime.
Forexample,
Rosesblossomedearlythisspring.
69.Thesentencewhichstartswithseldom,never.hardly.rarelyorscarcelytakesan
inversestructure,Le.,Verb+SubjectStructure.Forexample,
IncorrectSeldomIhadseensuchabeautifulsight.
CorrectSeldomhadIseensuchabeautifulsight.
70.Inversionisalsousedinasentencewhichstartswithhere/there/
away/out/up/indoororoutdoorandMainVerb,orAux+MainVerbisusedbefore
theSubject.
Forexample,
IncorrectAwaySitawentCorrectAwaywentSita.
F.USESOFCONJUNCTIONS
71.TwoConjunctionsshouldnotbeusedinthesamesentence.
IncorrectAlthoughshewastired,butshestillwentonworking.
CorrectAlthoughshewastired,shestillwentonworking.
72.'Both'shouldbefollowedby'and'.Itshouldbeusedinthepositivesense.Inthe
negativesense,'neither'......'norshouldbeusedinplaceof'both'.
incorrectBothRaviaswellasRajawerepresentthere.
CorrectBothRaviandRajawerepresentthere.
73.'Either...or','neither....nor:
'bothand','notonlybutalso'
shouldbefollowedbythesamepartsofspeech.
IncorrectHenotonlylosthisticket,butalsohisluggage.
CorrectHelostnotonlyhisticketbutalsohisluggage.
74.'Neither'shouldbefollowed,by'nor','either'shouldbefollowedby'or'.Both
theseshouldnotbeconfused.
IncorrectHewashedneitherhishandsorhisface.
CorrectHewashedneitherhishandsnorhisface.
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75.'Nosooner'shouldbefollowedby'than',notby'but'or'then'.
IncorrectNosoonerdoIfinishthisbookthenIshallbeginanother.
CorrectNosoonerdoIfinishthebook,thanIshallbeginanother.
76.'Hardly'and'scarcely'shouldbefollowedby'when'or'before',butnotby'than'
or'that'.
IncorrectHardlydidIreachthestation,thanthetrainleftit.
CorrectHardlydidIreachthestationwhenthetrainleftit.
77.'That'shouldnotbeusedbeforeasentenceinDirectSpeechandbefore
InterrogativeAdverbsandPronounsintheIndirectSpeech.
1.IncorrectHesaidthat,"Ishallgothere."
CorrectHesaid,"Ishallgothere".
2.IncorrectHeaskedmethatwhoIwas.
CorrectHeaskedmewhowas.
G.USESOFPREPOSITION
78.Objectivecase(ofNounorPronoun)isusedafterPreposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIdonotdependonhe.
CorrectIdonotdependonhim.
79.ThePrepositionsusedaftertwowordsmustbemadeclearifthesetwowords
areconnectedbyandoror.
Forexample,
IncorrectSheisconsciousandengagedinherwork.
CorrectSheisconsciousofandengagedinherwork.
80.IfaPrincipalVerbisusedafterabout,after,at,before.for,from,in,on.to,that
Verbmustbeining(V4)form.
Forexample,
IncorrectYoupreventedmefromdoit.
CorrectYoupreventedmefromdoingit..
81.On,in,at,arenotusedbeforetoday,tomorrow,yesterday,thefollowingday,
thenextdayetc.
Forexample,
IncorrectHewillgothereontomorrow.
CorrectHewillgotheretomorrow.
82.NoPrepositionisusedbeforethewordhome.Athomeisaphrasewhichbearsa
differentmeaning.
Forexample,
IncorrectBringaT.V.setathome.
CorrectBringaT.V.se$home.
83.AfterTransitiveVerbs,likediscuss,describe,reach,order,tell,demand,
attack,resemble,ridicule,etc.wedirectlyusetheobjectandnoPrepositionisused
aftertheVerb.
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Forexample:
IncorrectThepoetdescribesaboutthebeautyofnaturelinthispoem.
CorrectThepoetdescribesthebeautyofnatureinthispoem.
84.Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/writeisfollowedbyto
Prepositionifthereisapersonintheformofobject.
Forexample,
1.IncorrectHedidnotreplyme.
CorrectHedidnotreplytome.2.IncorrectHedidnotwritetoaletter.
CorrectHedidnotwritealetter.
H.USESOFPRONOUNS
85.WhenaPronounisusedasthecomplementoftheVerb'tobe',itshouldbein
thenominativecase.
IncorrectIfIwerehim,Iwouldnotdoit.
CorrectIfIwerehe,Iwouldnotdoit.
86.WhenthePronounisusedastheobjectofaVerborofaPreposition,itshould
beintheobjectivecase.
1.IncorrectLetyouandIdoit.
CorrectLetyouandmedoit.
2.IncorrectThesepresentsareforyouandI.
CorrectThesepresentsareforyouandme.
87.EmphaticPronounscannot
standaloneasSubjects~IncorrectHimselfdidit.CorrectHehimselfdidit.
88.TheIndefinitePronoun'one'shouldbeusedthroughoutifusedatall.
IncorrectOnemustnotboastofhisownsuccess.
CorrectOnemustnotboastofone'sownsuccess.
89.'Either'or'neither'isusedonlyinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings'any','no
one'and'none'isusedinspeakingofmorethantwo.
1.IncorrectAnyoneofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
CorrectEitherofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
2.IncorrectNeitherofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
CorrectNooneofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
90.'Eachother'isusedinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings'oneanother'isused
inspeakingofmorethantwo.
IncorrectThetwobrotherslovedoneanother.
CorrectThetwobrotherslovedeachother.
91.ANounorPronoungoverningaGerundshouldbeputinthepossessivecase.
IncorrectPleaseexcusemebeinglate.
CorrectPleaseexcusemybeinglate.
92.APronounmustagreewithitsantecedentinperson,numberandgender.
IncorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonehishomework.
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93.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsarejoinedby'and',thePronounusedfor
themmustbeinPlural.
IncorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonehishomework.
CorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonetheirhomework.
94.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsjoinedby'and'refertothesamepersonor
thing,aPronounusedforthemmustbeinthesingular.
IncorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentintheirduty.
CorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentinhisduty.
95.Whentwoormoresingularnounsjoinedby'or'or'nor','either...or','neither..
nor',thePronounusedforthemshouldbeinthesingular.
IncorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonehishomework.
96.WhentwoormoresingularPronounsofdifferentpersonscometogether,the
Pronounofsecondpersonsingular(you)comesfirst,thepronounofthefirst
personsingular(I)comeslastandthepronounofthethirdpersonsingular(he)
comesinbetween.
IncorrectI,Youandhemustworktogether..
CorrectYou,heandImustworktogether.
97.WhentwoormorepluralPronounsofdifferentpersonscometogetherfirst
personplural(we)comesfirst,thensecondpersonplural(you)andlastofallthird
personplural(they).
IncorrectYou,theyandwemustworktogether..
CorrectWe,youandtheymustworktogether.
98.TheRelativePronounwhoisinsubjectivecase,whereaswhomisinobjective
case.Therefore,forwhotheremustbeaFiniteVerbinthesentence.Orotherwise,
whenwhom(Object)isusedinthesentenceandthereismoreFiniteVerb'sthanthe
numberofSubjectsinthesentence,thenwhomshouldbechangedintowho
(Subject).
Forexample,
IncorrectThedoctorwhomcameherewasRam'sbrother.
CorrectThedoctorwhocameherewasRam'sbrother.
99.WithSuperlativeDegreeAdjective,only,none,alletc.,asRelativePronounwe
usethatandnotwhichorwho.
Forexample,
IncorrectAllwhichglittersisnotgold.
CorrectAllthatglittersisnotgold.
100.Afterlet,ifaPronounisused,thatPronounmustbeintheObjectiveCase.
Forexample,
IncorrectLethegothere.
CorrectLethimgothere.

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