A.

SUBJECTVERBAGREEMENT

1.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyandusuallytakeaVerbinthePlural.
Forexample,
IncorrectHariandRamishere.
CorrectHariandRamarehere.

2.IftwoSingularNounsrefertothesamepersonorthing,theVerbmustbeSingular.
IncorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipalarecoming.
CorrectTheSecretaryandPrincipaliscoming.
(Herethesamepersonis.SecretaryaswellasPrincipal)

3.IftheSingularSubjectsareprecededbyeachorevery,theVerbisusuallySingular.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryboyandgirlwereready.
CorrectEveryboyandgirlwasready.
4.TwoormoreSingularSubjectsconnectedbyor,nor,either.....or,neither....nortakeaVerbintheSingular.
Forexample,
IncorrectNeitherhenorIwerethere.
CorrectNeitherhenorIwasthere.
5.WhentheSubjectsjoinedby'or/norareofdifferentnumbers,theVerbmustbePlural,andthePluralSubjectmustbe
placednexttotheVerb.
Forexample,
lncorrectNeithertheAssistantMastersnortheHeadmasterwaspresent.
CorrectNeithertheHeadmasternortheAssistantMasterswere
present.'
6.WhentheSubjectsjoinedbyor,norareofdifferentpersons,theVerbagreesinpersonwiththeonenearesttoit.
Forexample,

IncorrectEitherheorIismistaken.
CorrectEitherheorI,ammistaken.
7.ACollectiveNountakesaSingularVerbwhenthecollectionisthoughtofasawhole,aPluralVerbwhenthe
individualsofwhichitiscomposedarethoughtof.
Forexample,
CorrectTheCouncilhaschosenthePresident.
CorrectThemilitarywerecalledout.
8.SomeNounswhicharesingularinformbutpluralinmeaning,takeaPluralVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectMathematicsareabranchofstudyineveryschool.
CorrectMathematicsisabranchofstudyineveryschool.
9.WordsjoinedtoaSingularSubjectbywith,togetherwith,inadditionto,or,aswellas,etc.areparenthetical,and
thereforedonotaffectthenumberoftheVerb.
Forexample,
IncorrectTheChief,withallhismen,weremassacred.CorrectThechief,withallhismen,wasmassacred.
10.WhentheSubjectoftheVerbisaRelativePronouncareshouldbetakentoseethattheVerbagreesinNumberand
PersonwiththeAntecedentoftherelative.
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.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.weuseBareInfinitiveandnotToinfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectIheardhimtospeakonseveralsubjects.
CorrectIheardhimspeakonseveralsubjects.
14.BareInfinitiveisusedafterModalAuxiliaries(can,could,may,might,shall,should,will,would,must,darenot,need
not).
Forexample,
IncorrectYouneednottoworkhard.
CorrectYouneednotworkhard.
15.Hadbetter,hadrather,hadassoon...as...,hadsooneretc.arefollowedbyBareInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbettertogonow.
CorrectHehadbettergonow.16.ConjunctionthanisalsofollowedbyBareInfinitive.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehadbetterreadthantowrite.
CorrectHehadbetterreadthanwrite.
17.WhenbutisusedasaPrepositionandprecededbyanyformoftheVerbdo,thenbutisfollowedwithBareInfinitive.
IncorrectHedidnothingbuttowander.
CorrectHedidnothingbutwander.
18.EveryParticipilemusthaveaSubjectofReference.
Forexample,
IncorrectBeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.

CorrectItbeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.
19.ForcompletedactionHaving+VaisusedinActiveVoice,whereasHaving+been+VaorBeing+Vaisusedin
PassiveVoice.Aftershouldnotbeusedinsuchasentence.
Forexample,
IncorrectAftertheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
CorrectTheleaderhavingbeenkilled,thefollowersranaway.
20.Participleslikeconsidering,judging,referring,concerning,regarding,viewing,broadlyspeakingetc.donottakeany
SubjectofReference.
Forexample,
CorrectConsideringthecase,Itookthedecision.
HereIisnotaSubjectofReferenceofconsidering.So,thereisnoSubjectofReferencefor'considering,stillthesentence
iscorrect.

C.USESOFVERBS
21.WhentherearetwoSubjectsinasentenceandtheyarenotinthesameNumber,thenwemusthavetouse
separateAuxiliaries(is,are,am,was,were,have,has)forbothofthem.
Forexample,
IncorrectThreekilledandonewereinjured.
CorrectThreewerekilledandonewasinjured.
22.AsingleVerbshouldbemadetoservetwoSubjects,onlywhentheformofVerbissameforboththesubjects.
IncorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterfourteen.
CorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterisfourteen.
23.TwoauxiliariescanbeusedwithoneprincipalVerb,onlywhentheformoftheprincipalVerbisappropriatetoboth
theauxiliaries.'
IncorrectHeneverhas,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
CorrectHeneverhastaken,andneverwilltakesuchstrongmeasures.
24.WhenthereisonlyoneauxiliarytotwoprincipalVerbsitshouldbecorrectlyassociatedwiththeboth.
IncorrectTencandidateshavepassedonefailed.
CorrectTencandidateshavepassed,onehasfailed.

25.APastTenseinthemainclauseshouldbefollowedbyaPastTenseinthesubordinateclause.
IncorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkshard.
CorrectHesucceededbecauseheworkedhard.
26.APastTenseinmainclausemaybefollowedbyaPresentTense
inthesubordinateclausewhenthesubordinateclauseexpressesauniversaltruth.
IncorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovedroundthesun.
CorrectOurteachersaidthattheearthmovesroundthesun.
27.Whenthesubordinateclausecomesafter'lest',theauxiliaryVerb'should'mustbeused,whateverbetheTenseofthe
Verbinthemainclause.
IncorrectWestartearlylestweshallmissthetrain.
CorrectWestartearlylestweshouldmissthetrain.
28.AnAdverborAdverbialphraseshouldnotbeplacedbetween'to'andverbalpartof,theinfinitive.(Thisiscalledthe
splitinfinitive).
IncorrectIhopedtoimmediatelyreplytoyourletter:
CorrectIhopedtoreplyimmediatelytoyourletter.
29.Aninfinitiveshouldbeinthepresenttenseunlessitrepresents'anactionpriortothatofthegoverningVerb.
IncorrectIshouldhavelikedtohavegonethere.
CorrectIshouldhavelikedtogothere.
30.GerundifprecededbyaPronoun,thatPronounmustbeinPossessivecase.
IncorrectHeemphasisedmegoingthere.
CorrectHeemphasisedmygoingthere.
31.ThePresentPerfectContinuousTenseisusedforanactionthatbeganinthepasttimeandstill.goingatthetimeof
speaking~Itisusedwith,Adverbialsoftimeintroducedby'since','for'and'howlong~.
IncorrectHowlongareyouworkingi~thisoffice?
.CorrectHowlonghaveyoubeenworkinginthisoffice?
32.AVerbwhenprecededbyaPrepositionmustbetheGerund.
IncorrectTheywerepunishedforcomelate.
CorrectTheywerepunishedfor,cominglate.

33.TheFutureIndefiniteTenseisnotusedintheclausesoftime,placeandcondition.HerethePresentIndefiniteTense
isused.
IncorrectIshallwaitforyoutillyouwillfinishyourwork.
CorrectIshallwaitforyou,tillyoufinishyourwork.
34.ThePresentPerfectTenseisnotusedwiththeAdverbsofpasttimelikeyesterday,in1990etc.HerePastIndefinite
Tenseisused.
Incorrect~Ihaveboughtacycleyesterday.
CorrectIboughtacycleyesterday.
ThePastPerfectTenseisusedtorepresenttheearlierofthetwopastactions.
IncorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainalreadyleft.
CorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainhadalreadyleft.
35.ModalAuxiliariesarenotusedtogether.ButtwoAuxiliariescanbeconnectedbyaConjunction.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeshouldmustdoit.CorrectHeshouldandmustdo
it.
36.Whenneedordareisfollowedbynot,itturnsintomodalauxiliary.InthatsituationittakesBareInfinitive'andwe
cannotuseneedsnotordaresnot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeneedsnotdoit.CorrectHeneednotdoit.
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D.USESOFADJECTIVES
37.Adjectivesofquantityshowhowmuchofathingismeant.Adjectivesofquantity(somemuch,little,enough,all,no,
any,great,half,sufficient,whole)areusedforUncountableNunsonly.
Forexample,
IncorrectIateafewrice.CorrectIatesomerice.
38.NumeralAdjectivesareusedforCountableNounonlyandtheyshowhowmanypersonsorthingsaremeantorin
whatorderapersonorthingstands,
Forexample,
IncorrectIhavetaughtyoulittlethings.

CorrectIhavetaughtyouafewthings.
39.Whencardinalandordinalareusedtogetherordinalprecedsthecardinal.
Forexample,
IncorrectThefourfirstboyswillbegiventhechance.
CorrectThefirstfourboyswillbegiventhechance.
40.Later,latestrefertotime,latterandlastrefertoposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIreachedat10am.
ButhewaslatterthanIexpected.
CorrectIreachedat10am.ButhewaslaterthanIexpected,
41.Farthermeansmoredistantoradvancedfurthermeansadditional.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeinsistedonfartherimprovement.
CorrectHeinsistedonfurtherimprovement.
42.Eachisusedinspeakingoftwoormorethings,everyisusedonlyinspeakingofmorethantwo.
Forexample,
IncorrectEveryofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
CorrectEachofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.
43.Toexpressquantityordegreesomeisusedinaffirmativesentences,anyinnegativeorinterrogativesentences.
Forexample,.
IncorrectHaveyouboughtsomemangoes?
CorrectHaveyouboughtanymangoes?
44.Incomparingtwothings,theComparativeshouldbeused,TheSuperlativshouldnotbeused.
IncorrectWhichisthebestofthetwo?
CorrectWhichisthebetterofthetwo?
45.Whentwoqualitiesofthesamepersonorthingarecompared,theComparativeinerisnotused.'More'isusedforthis
purpose.

IncorrectHeiswiserthanbrave.
CorrectHeismorewisethanbrave.
46.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofacomparative,thethingcomparedshouldbeexcludedfromtheclassof
thingswithwhichitiscomparedbyusing'other'orsomesuchword.
IncorrectHeisclevererthananyboyintheclass.
CorrectHeisclevererthananyotherboyintheclass.
47.Whencomparisonismadebymeansofasuperlative,thethingcomparedshouldincludetheclassofthingswith
whichitiscompared.
IncorrectHeisthestrongestofallothermen.
CorrectHeisthestrongestofallmen..
48.Whentwopersonsorthingsarecompared,itisimportantthatthesamepartsofthingsshouldbecompared.
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,whichdonotadmitdifferentdegreesof
comparisonshouldnotbecompared.
IncorrectItisthemostuniquething.
CorrectItisauniquething.

52.AlltheAdjectiveswhichrefertothesameNounshouldbeinthesamedegreeofcomparison.
IncorrectHeisthewisestandhonestworkerintheoffice.
CorrectHeisthewisestandmosthonestworkerintheoffice.
53.'Elder'and'eldest'shouldbeusedforpersonsonly,strictlyspeaking,theyareusedforthemembersofthesame
familyonly.'Older'and'oldest'areusedforbothpersonsandthings.
IncorrectHeismyolderbrother.
CorrectHeismyelderbrother.

E.USESOFADVERBS
54.TomodifyaVerb,anAdjectiveoranotherAdverb,weuseanAdverb.
IncorrectShewritesverycareful.
CorrectShewritesverycarefully.
CarefullyisanAdjectivewhichcannotmodifytheAdverbvery,thereforecarefully(Adverb)mustbeusedinplaceof
Adjectivecareful.
55.ToomeansmorethanrequiredanditisusedwithUnpleasantAdjective.So,wecannotusetooglad,toohappy,too
pleasant,toohealthy.
Forexample,
IncorrectIamtoogladtomeetyou.
CorrectIamverygladtomeetyou.
56.Asentencewhichisbasedon''Too....To"format,wecannotreplacetowithsothat.Ifwereplacetowithsothat,too
alsomustbereplacedwithcannot.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeistooweaksothathecannotwalk.
CorrectHeistooweaktowalk.CorrectHeissoweakthathecannotwalk.
57.MuchtooisfollowedbyUnpleasantAdjective,whereastoomuchisfollowedbyNoun.
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.
ButwecannotusePleasantAdjectivewithratherandUnpleasantAdjectivewithfairly.
Forexample,
IncorrectItwasarathergoodbook.
CorrectItwasafairlygoodbook.
60.Enough,whenusedasanAdverb,isprecededbyapositivedegreeAdjectiveorAdverb.
Forexample,
IncorrectHeisgreaterenoughtopardonyou.
CorrectHeisgreatenoughto
pardonyou.'
61.Twonegativescanceleachother.Hencetwonegativesshouldnotbeusedinthesamesentenceunlesswemakean
affirmation.
IncorrectIhavenotgotnone.
CorrectI.havenotgotany.
62.'Atpresent'means'atthepresenttime','presently'means'shortly'.Theseshouldnotbeconfused.
1.IncorrectNothingmorecanbedonepresently.
CorrectNothingmorecanbedoneatpresent.

2.IncorrectHewillcomebackatpresent.
CorrectHewillcomebackpresently.
63.'Hard'means'diligently',strenuously','Hardly'means'scarcelyatall'.ThesetwoAdverbialformsof'hard'mustnotbe
confused.
1.IncorrectHetriedhardlytowintherace.
CorrectHetriedhardtowintherace.
2.IncorrectShehaseatenhardanythingtoday.
CorrectShehaseatenhardlyanythingtoday.
64.'Much'isusedbeforepastparticiplesandAdjectivesorAdverbsofcomparativedegree.'Very'isusedbeforethe
presentparticiplesandAdjectivesandAdverbsofpositivedegree.
1.IncorrectThenewsismuchsurprising.
CorrectThenewsisverysurprising.
2.IncorrectIwasverysurprisedathearingthenews.
CorrectIwasmuchsurprisedathearingthenews.
65.HardlyisanAdverbwhichmeansrarely.WhereashardisanAdjectivewhichmeanstough,rigid.
Forexample,
IncorrectItisahardlyjob.
CorrectItisahardjob.
66.AgoisalwaysusedwithPastIndefiniteTense.So,ifagoisusedinasentence,thatsentencemustbeinthePast
IndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectHehascomeamonthago.
CorrectHecameamonthago.67.AtpresentmeansatthismomentanditisusedwithPresentTense,whereas
presentlyandshortlyareusedforfuture'actionandgenerally'usedwithFutureIndefiniteTense.
Forexample,
IncorrectPresentlyheisintheroom.
CorrectAtpresentheisintheroom.
68.Earlymeans"justafterthebeginningofanything"andsoonmeansjustafterapointoftime.

Forexample,
Rosesblossomedearlythisspring.
69.Thesentencewhichstartswithseldom,never.hardly.rarelyorscarcelytakesaninversestructure,Le.,Verb+Subject
Structure.Forexample,
IncorrectSeldomIhadseensuchabeautifulsight.
CorrectSeldomhadIseensuchabeautifulsight.
70.Inversionisalsousedinasentencewhichstartswithhere/there/away/out/up/indoororoutdoorandMainVerb,or
Aux+MainVerbisusedbeforetheSubject.
Forexample,
IncorrectAwaySitawentCorrectAwaywentSita.

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F.USESOFCONJUNCTIONS

71.TwoConjunctionsshouldnotbeusedinthesamesentence.
IncorrectAlthoughshewastired,butshestillwentonworking.
CorrectAlthoughshewastired,shestillwentonworking.
72.'Both'shouldbefollowedby'and'.Itshouldbeusedinthepositivesense.Inthenegativesense,'neither'......'nor
shouldbeusedinplaceof'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',butnotby'than'or'that'.
IncorrectHardlydidIreachthestation,thanthetrainleftit.
CorrectHardlydidIreachthestationwhenthetrainleftit.
77.'That'shouldnotbeusedbeforeasentenceinDirectSpeechandbeforeInterrogativeAdverbsandPronounsinthe
IndirectSpeech.
1.IncorrectHesaidthat,"Ishallgothere."
CorrectHesaid,"Ishallgothere".
2.IncorrectHeaskedmethatwhoIwas.
CorrectHeaskedmewhowas.

G.USESOFPREPOSITION
78.Objectivecase(ofNounorPronoun)isusedafterPreposition.
Forexample,
IncorrectIdonotdependonhe.
CorrectIdonotdependonhim.
79.ThePrepositionsusedaftertwowordsmustbemadeclearifthesetwowordsareconnectedbyandoror.
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,thefollowingday,thenextdayetc.

Forexample,
IncorrectHewillgothereontomorrow.
CorrectHewillgotheretomorrow.
82.NoPrepositionisusedbeforethewordhome.Athomeisaphrasewhichbearsadifferentmeaning.
Forexample,
IncorrectBringaT.V.setathome.
CorrectBringaT.V.se$home.83.AfterTransitiveVerbs,likediscuss,describe,reach,order,tell,demand,attack,
resemble,ridicule,etc.wedirectlyusetheobjectandnoPrepositionisusedaftertheVerb.
Forexample:
IncorrectThepoetdescribesaboutthebeautyofnaturelinthispoem.
CorrectThepoetdescribesthebeautyofnatureinthispoem.
84.Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/writeisfollowedbytoPrepositionifthereisapersonintheform
ofobject.
Forexample,
1.IncorrectHedidnotreplyme.
CorrectHedidnotreplytome.2.IncorrectHedidnotwritetoaletter.
CorrectHedidnotwritealetter.

H.USESOFPRONOUNS
85.WhenaPronounisusedasthecomplementoftheVerb'tobe',itshouldbeinthenominativecase.
IncorrectIfIwerehim,Iwouldnotdoit.
CorrectIfIwerehe,Iwouldnotdoit.
86.WhenthePronounisusedastheobjectofaVerborofaPreposition,itshouldbeintheobjectivecase.
1.IncorrectLetyouandIdoit.
CorrectLetyouandmedoit.
2.IncorrectThesepresentsareforyouandI.
CorrectThesepresentsareforyouandme.
87.EmphaticPronounscannot

standaloneasSubjects~IncorrectHimselfdidit.CorrectHehimselfdidit.
88.TheIndefinitePronoun'one'shouldbeusedthroughoutifusedatall.
IncorrectOnemustnotboastofhisownsuccess.
CorrectOnemustnotboastofone'sownsuccess.
89.'Either'or'neither'isusedonlyinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings'any','noone'and'none'isusedinspeakingof
morethantwo.
1.IncorrectAnyoneofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
CorrectEitherofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.
2.IncorrectNeitherofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
CorrectNooneofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.
90.'Eachother'isusedinspeakingoftwopersonsorthings'oneanother'isusedinspeakingofmorethantwo.
IncorrectThetwobrotherslovedoneanother.
CorrectThetwobrotherslovedeachother.
91.ANounorPronoungoverningaGerundshouldbeputinthepossessivecase.
IncorrectPleaseexcusemebeinglate.
CorrectPleaseexcusemybeinglate.
92.APronounmustagreewithitsantecedentinperson,numberandgender.
IncorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonehishomework.
93.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsarejoinedby'and',thePronounusedforthemmustbeinPlural.
IncorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonehishomework.
CorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonetheirhomework.
94.WhentwoormoreSingularNounsjoinedby'and'refertothesamepersonorthing,aPronounusedforthemmustbe
inthesingular.
IncorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentintheirduty.
CorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentinhisduty.
95.Whentwoormoresingularnounsjoinedby'or'or'nor','either...or','neither..nor',thePronounusedforthemshould
beinthesingular.

IncorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonetheirhomework.
CorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonehishomework.
96.WhentwoormoresingularPronounsofdifferentpersonscometogether,thePronounofsecondpersonsingular
(you)comesfirst,thepronounofthefirstpersonsingular(I)comeslastandthepronounofthethirdpersonsingular(he)
comesinbetween.
IncorrectI,Youandhemustworktogether..
CorrectYou,heandImustworktogether.
97.WhentwoormorepluralPronounsofdifferentpersonscometogetherfirstpersonplural(we)comesfirst,then
secondpersonplural(you)andlastofallthirdpersonplural(they).
IncorrectYou,theyandwemustworktogether..
CorrectWe,youandtheymustworktogether.
98.TheRelativePronounwhoisinsubjectivecase,whereaswhomisinobjectivecase.Therefore,forwhotheremustbe
aFiniteVerbinthesentence.Orotherwise,whenwhom(Object)isusedinthesentenceandthereismoreFiniteVerb's
thanthenumberofSubjectsinthesentence,thenwhomshouldbechangedintowho(Subject).
Forexample,
IncorrectThedoctorwhomcameherewasRam'sbrother.
CorrectThedoctorwhocameherewasRam'sbrother.
99.WithSuperlativeDegreeAdjective,only,none,alletc.,asRelativePronounweusethatandnotwhichorwho.
Forexample,
IncorrectAllwhichglittersisnotgold.
CorrectAllthatglittersisnotgold.
100.Afterlet,ifaPronounisused,thatPronounmustbeintheObjectiveCase.
Forexample,
IncorrectLethegothere.
CorrectLethimgothere.