Error Correction - Errors in use of Pronoun

Errors in the Use of Pronouns: Guidelines + MCQs

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 Errors in use of Pronoun

This section is helpful for SPSC Sindh Public Service Commission & FPSC Federal Public services Commission English section for various Jobs as ASI BPS09, Teaching & Non teaching Jobs. Can also be useful for IBA Sukkur BPS05-15 Jobs.

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Errors in the use of Pronoun MCQs

Here are some common mistakes in the use of different types of pronouns:

Personal pronouns: Incorrect use of subject and object pronouns (e.g. "Her and me went to the store" instead of "She and I went to the store").

Possessive pronouns: Using the wrong form of the possessive pronoun (e.g. "Its" instead of "It's").

Reflexive pronouns: Using a reflexive pronoun instead of a personal pronoun (e.g. "Myself and John went to the store" instead of "John and I went to the store").

Demonstrative pronouns: Confusing "this" and "these" with "that" and "those" (e.g. "That books are mine" instead of "Those books are mine").

Indefinite pronouns: Incorrectly using singular or plural forms (e.g. "Everyone brought their dish" instead of "Everyone brought his or her dish").

Relative pronouns: Using "who" instead of "whom" or "that" (e.g. "The man who I saw yesterday" instead of "The man whom I saw yesterday" or "The man that I saw yesterday").

Interrogative pronouns: Incorrectly using "who" instead of "whom" in questions (e.g. "Who should I give this to?" instead of "Whom should I give this to?").

Reciprocal pronouns: Using "each other" instead of "one another" or vice versa (e.g. "The two friends hugged each other" instead of "The two friends hugged one another").

Pronoun: A pronoun is word used instead of Noun.

Nominative/ Subjective Pronoun: I, You, He, She, It, They.

Possessive Pronoun: My Your, His, Her, Their.

Objective Pronoun: Me, Him, Her, Us, Them.

Rule no 1: Subject pronouns are used as subject of sentence and object pronouns are used as objects.

Example no 1: Saleem is my friend."He" plays in the evening.

Example no 2: Salma is my cousin .I know "her" well.

Rule no 2: Indefinite Pronoun 'One' is followed by one, not by him or her.

One should do one's work. ✓

One should do his work X

Rule no 3: order of placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd person pronoun:

1st  +  3rd + 2nd Person Pronoun.

I, he and you will break into the house.

Rule no 4: The objective form of pronoun is used after 'Let' and 'between'.

Example no 1: let you and I go there(Incorrect)

Example no 2: let you and me go there( Correct).

Rule No. 5: With to be verbs (is, am, are, was, were, shall be, will be etc) will always be followed by Nominative Pronouns.

If I were he, I Would take this risk. ✓

If I were him, I Would take this risk X

Rule No. 06: If than is followed by 'all' or 'both' pronoun will be objective form.

He is taller than we all.  X

He is taller than us all.  ✓

Rule 7: 'Many a' will always take singular noun, singular pronoun and singular verb.

Many a soldier has met his death (اکثر)

Rule 8: Following pronoun always takes singular verb, singular pronoun:

Everyone should do its work ✓

Everyone should do their work X

 Everybody.

Anyone.

Anybody.

 No one.

 Nobody.

 Someone.

 Somebody.

Each.

 Either.

Neither.

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