Uses of Personal Pronouns In English Grammar Ielts Exams Preparation
Every one of the personal pronouns, I, he, she, we, they, has an alternate structure for the
accusative case, to be specific, me, him, her, us, them. It is a typical error to utilize/for me,
at the point when the pronoun is associated by a combination (and, or) with some other word in the accusative case.
Great habits necessitate that we should state
‘You and I’ not ‘I and you’.
‘You and he’ not ‘he and you’.
‘He and F not T and he’.
You and I must work together.
You and he must repair your ways.
1-When a pronoun alludes to more than one noun or pronoun of various persons, it
must be of the primary person plural in inclination to the third; as,
You and I have carried out our responsibility.
You and Hari have sat away your time.
2-When a Plural Noun and a Singular Noun are joined by or nor, the Pronoun must
be in the Plural; as
Either the director or his colleagues flopped in their obligation.
3-When at least two Singular Nouns are joined by or either…or, not one or the other… nor, the
Pronoun is commonly Singular; as,
Rozi or Sabrina must loan his hand.
Either Seema or Ayesha neglected to take her parasol.
Neither Abdul nor Karim has done his exercise.
4-When two Singular Nouns joined by and are gone before by each or each, the Pronoun
must be Singular; as,
Each officer and each mariner was in his place.
5-When at least two Singular Nouns are joined by and, the Pronoun utilized for them
must be Plural; as,
Rama and Had work hard. They are adulated by their educator.
Both Sita and Savitri are worn out; they have returned home.
However, when two Singular Nouns joined by and allude to a similar person or thing, the
Pronoun utilized must obviously be Singular; as,
The Secretary and Treasurer is careless of his obligation.
6-When a Pronoun without watching the distinction between the structures, my, they, her,
our, your, their (which are called Possessive Adjectives) and the structures mine, thine, hers,
our own, yours, theirs (which are called Possessive Pronouns)) represents a Collective Noun,
it must be in the Singular Number (and Neuter Gender) if the Collective Noun is seen
overall; as,
The military needed to endure horrible privations in its walk.
The armada will arrive at its goal in seven days.
The team mutinied and killed its officials.
Following a couple of minutes the jury gave its decision.
In the event that the Collective Noun passes on isolated people including the entire, the
Pronoun representing it must be of the Plural Number; as,
The jury were separated in their assessments.
The board of trustees chose the issue without leaving their seats.
7-Since a Personal Pronoun is utilized rather than a Noun, it must be of a similar number,
sexual orientation and person as the Noun for which it remains; as,
Rama is a caring kid. He has loaned his bike lo Govind.
Sita causes her mom in family unit work. She likewise does her exercise.
Those homeless people are inactive. They will not work for their living.
Since a Personal Pronoun is utilized rather than a Noun, it must be of a similar number, sexual orientation and person as the Noun for which it remains; as,
Akram is very intelligent,he has arranged tests without books.
Javed causes her mom in family unit work. He is extremely dedicated.
