Error in Use of Pronoun for competitive Exams

Error in use of Pronouns

Pronouns are words used to replace nouns or noun groups already mentioned.

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1.The pronoun ‘One’ must be followed by ‘One’s’.

Examples:

One must do one’s duty to one’s country.

2. When ‘One’ means ‘One in number’, the pronoun for it is third person singular pronoun (he, she, it).

Examples:

One of them has given up one’s studies. (X)

One of them has given up his studies. (Correct)

3.’everyone’ or ‘everybody’ must be followed by ‘his’.

Examples:

Everyone should love his country.

4. Each, every, anyone, anybody must be followed by the singular pronoun of their person.

Examples:

Anyone can do this if he tries.

5.’Let’ is followed by pronoun in the objective case.

Examples:

Let him go.

Let you and me solve this puzzle.

6.’But’ and ‘expect’ are followed by pronoun in the objective case.

Examples:

Everyone attended the party except him.

Note: ‘Such as’ is followed by pronoun in the subjective case.

Examples:

I have no liking for such a man as he.

7. Verbs like enjoy, avail, pride, resign, apply, acquit, assert, and absent are followed by reflexive pronouns.

Examples:

He absented himself from the class.

We enjoyed ourselves at the party.

I availed myself of the opportunity.

8. Reflexive pronouns are never used with verbs keep, conceal, quality, spread, rest, stay.

Examples:

I stayed away from my class.

He qualified in the test.

She kept away from the show.

9. When first, second and third person singular pronouns (I, you and He) are used together; they are placed in the order: You, he and I.

Examples:

You he and I are neighbours.

Note: In case of plural pronouns, ‘we’ comes first, then ‘you’ and then ‘they’.

Examples:

We, you and they must work together.

Note: But if we have only two persons including first, then first person pronoun is written first.

Examples:

I am Sanjeev have done this job.