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  • HUNDREDGOLDENRULESTOFINDOUTERRORSINENGLISHFORALLEXAMS

    HUNDREDGOLDENRULESFORENGLISH

    (PartI1to25)

    HUNDREDGOLDENRULESTOFINDOUTERRORSINENGLISHFORALLEXAMS

    CORRECTIONOFSENTENCESINENGLISHLANGUAGEFORALLEXAMS

    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....nortake

    aVerbintheSingular.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectNeitherhenorIwerethere.

    CorrectNeitherhenorIwasthere.

    5.WhentheSubjectsjoinedby'or/norareofdifferentnumbers,theVerbmustbePlural,

    andthePluralSubjectmustbeplacednexttotheVerb.

    Forexample,

    lncorrectNeithertheAssistantMastersnortheHeadmasterwaspresent.

    CorrectNeithertheHeadmasternortheAssistantMasterswere

    present.'

    6.WhentheSubjectsjoinedbyor,norareofdifferentpersons,theVerbagreesin

    personwiththeonenearesttoit.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectEitherheorIismistaken.

    CorrectEitherheorI,ammistaken.

    7.ACollectiveNountakesaSingularVerbwhenthecollectionisthoughtofasawhole,

    aPluralVerbwhentheindividualsofwhichitiscomposedarethoughtof.

  • Forexample,

    CorrectTheCouncilhaschosenthePresident.

    CorrectThemilitarywerecalledout.

    8.SomeNounswhicharesingularinformbutpluralinmeaning,takeaPluralVerb.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectMathematicsareabranchofstudyineveryschool.

    CorrectMathematicsisabranchofstudyineveryschool.

    9.WordsjoinedtoaSingularSubjectbywith,togetherwith,inadditionto,or,aswellas,

    etc.areparenthetical,andthereforedonotaffectthenumberoftheVerb.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectTheChief,withallhismen,weremassacred.CorrectThechief,withallhis

    men,wasmassacred.

    10.WhentheSubjectoftheVerbisaRelativePronouncareshouldbetakentoseethat

    theVerbagreesinNumberandPersonwiththeAntecedentoftherelative.

    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.arefollowedby

    Object+To+V2

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHeadvisedtodoitbyme.

    CorrectHeadvisedmetodoit.ButiftheseareusedinPassiveVoice,thentheyare

    followedbyTo+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,should,

    will,would,must,darenot,neednot).

    Forexample,

    IncorrectYouneednottoworkhard.

    CorrectYouneednotworkhard.

    15.Hadbetter,hadrather,hadassoon...as...,hadsooneretc.arefollowedbyBare

    Infinitive.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHehadbettertogonow.

    CorrectHehadbettergonow.16.ConjunctionthanisalsofollowedbyBareInfinitive.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHehadbetterreadthantowrite.

    CorrectHehadbetterreadthanwrite.

    17.WhenbutisusedasaPrepositionandprecededbyanyformoftheVerbdo,thenbut

    isfollowedwithBareInfinitive.

    IncorrectHedidnothingbuttowander.

    CorrectHedidnothingbutwander.

  • 18.EveryParticipilemusthaveaSubjectofReference.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectBeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.

    CorrectItbeingarainydayVijaydecidedtostayathome.

    19.ForcompletedactionHaving+VaisusedinActiveVoice,whereasHaving+been+

    VaorBeing+VaisusedinPassiveVoice.Aftershouldnotbeusedinsuchasentence.

    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)forboth

  • ofthem.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectThreekilledandonewereinjured.

    CorrectThreewerekilledandonewasinjured.

    22.AsingleVerbshouldbemadetoservetwoSubjects,onlywhentheformofVerbis

    sameforboththesubjects.

    IncorrectIamseventeenyearsoldandmysisterfourteen.

    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. When the subordinate clause comes after 'lest', the auxiliary Verb 'should' must be

    used,whateverbetheTenseoftheVerbinthemainclause.

    IncorrectWestartearlylestweshallmissthetrain.

    CorrectWestartearlylestweshouldmissthetrain.

    28. An Adverb or Adverbial phrase should not be placed between 'to' and verbal part

    of,theinfinitive.(Thisiscalledthesplitinfinitive).

    IncorrectIhopedtoimmediatelyreplytoyourletter:

    CorrectIhopedtoreplyimmediatelytoyourletter.

    29. An infinitive should be in the present tense unless it represents' an action prior to

    thatofthegoverningVerb.

    IncorrectIshouldhavelikedtohavegonethere.

    CorrectIshouldhavelikedtogothere.

  • 30.GerundifprecededbyaPronoun,thatPronounmustbeinPossessivecase.

    IncorrectHeemphasisedmegoingthere.

    CorrectHeemphasisedmygoingthere.

    31. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used for an action that began in the past

    time and still. going at the time of speaking~ It is used with, Adverbials of time

    introducedby'since','for'and'howlong~.

    IncorrectHowlongareyouworkingi~thisoffice?

    .CorrectHowlonghaveyoubeenworkinginthisoffice?

    32.AVerbwhenprecededbyaPrepositionmustbetheGerund.

    IncorrectTheywerepunishedforcomelate.

    CorrectTheywerepunishedfor,cominglate.

    33. The Future Indefinite Tense is not used in the clauses of time, place and condition.

    HerethePresentIndefiniteTenseisused.

    IncorrectIshallwaitforyoutillyouwillfinishyourwork.

    CorrectIshallwaitforyou,tillyoufinishyourwork.

    34. The Present Perfect Tense is not used with the Adverbs of past time like yesterday,

    in1990etc.HerePastIndefiniteTenseisused.

    Incorrect~Ihaveboughtacycleyesterday.

  • CorrectIboughtacycleyesterday.

    ThePastPerfectTenseisusedtorepresenttheearlierofthetwopastactions.

    IncorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainalreadyleft.

    CorrectWhenIreachedthestation,thetrainhadalreadyleft.

    35. Modal Auxiliaries are not used together. But two Auxiliaries can be connected by a

    Conjunction.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHeshouldmustdoit.CorrectHeshouldandmustdo

    it.

    36. When need or dare is followed by not, it turns into modal auxiliary. In that situation it

    takesBareInfinitive'andwecannotuseneedsnotordaresnot.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHeneedsnotdoit.CorrectHeneednotdoit.

    D.USESOFADJECTIVES

    37. Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing is meant. Adjectives of quantity

    (some much, little, enough, all, no, any, great, half, sufficient, whole) are used for

    UncountableNunsonly.

    Forexample,

  • IncorrectIateafewrice.CorrectIatesomerice.

    38. Numeral Adjectives are used for Countable Noun only and they show how many

    personsorthingsaremeantorinwhatorderapersonorthingstands,

    Forexample,

    IncorrectIhavetaughtyoulittlethings.

    CorrectIhavetaughtyouafewthings.

    39.Whencardinalandordinalareusedtogetherordinalprecedsthecardinal.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectThefourfirstboyswillbegiventhechance.

    CorrectThefirstfourboyswillbegiventhechance.

    40.Later,latestrefertotime,latterandlastrefertoposition.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectIreachedat10am.

    ButhewaslatterthanIexpected.

    CorrectIreachedat10am.ButhewaslaterthanIexpected,

    41.Farthermeansmoredistantoradvancedfurthermeansadditional.

  • Forexample,

    IncorrectHeinsistedonfartherimprovement.

    CorrectHeinsistedonfurtherimprovement.

    42. Each is used in speaking of two or more things, every is used only in speaking of

    morethantwo.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectEveryofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.

    CorrectEachofthetwoboyswillgetaprize.

    43. To express quantity or degree some is used in affirmative sentences, any in negative

    orinterrogativesentences.

    Forexample,.

    IncorrectHaveyouboughtsomemangoes?

    CorrectHaveyouboughtanymangoes?

    44. In comparing two things, the Comparative should be used, The Superlativ should not

    beused.

    IncorrectWhichisthebestofthetwo?

    CorrectWhichisthebetterofthetwo?

  • 45. When two qualities of the same person or thing are compared,the Comparative iner

    isnotused.'More'isusedforthispurpose.

    IncorrectHeiswiserthanbrave.

    CorrectHeismorewisethanbrave.

    46. When comparison is made by means of a comparative, the thing compared should be

    excluded from the class of things with which it is compared by using 'other' or some

    suchword.

    IncorrectHeisclevererthananyboyintheclass.

    CorrectHeisclevererthananyotherboyintheclass.

    47. When comparison is made by means of a superlative, the thing compared should

    includetheclassofthingswithwhichitiscompared.

    IncorrectHeisthestrongestofallothermen.

    CorrectHeisthestrongestofallmen..

    48. When two persons or things are compared, it is important that the same parts of

    thingsshouldbecompared.

    IncorrectThepopulationofBombayisgreaterthanDelhi.

    CorrectThepopulationofBombayisgreaterthanthatofDelhi.

    49.Doublecomparativesandsuperlativesshouldnotbeused.

    1.IncorrectHeisthemostcleverestboyintheclass.

  • CorrectHeisthecleverestboyintheclass.

    2.IncorrectHeismorewiserthanhisbrother.

    CorrectHe'iswiserthanhisbrother.

    50. The comparative Adjectives superior inferior, senior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior

    prefer,etc.,shouldbefollowedby'to'insteadof'than'.

    IncorrectHeisseniorthanme.

    CorrectHeisseniortome.

    51.Adjectiveslike'unique',ideal,

    perfect, complete, universal, entire, extreme, chief, full square and round, which do not admit

    differentdegreesofcomparisonshouldnotbecompared.

    IncorrectItisthemostuniquething.

    CorrectItisauniquething.

    52. All the Adjectives which refer to the same Noun should be in the same degree of

    comparison.

    IncorrectHeisthewisestandhonestworkerintheoffice.

    CorrectHeisthewisestandmosthonestworkerintheoffice.

    53. 'Elder' and 'eldest' should be used for persons only, strictly speaking, they are used for the

    membersofthesamefamilyonly.'Older'and'oldest'areusedforbothpersonsandthings.

  • IncorrectHeismyolderbrother.

    CorrectHeismyelderbrother.

    E.USESOFADVERBS

    54.TomodifyaVerb,anAdjectiveoranotherAdverb,weuseanAdverb.

    IncorrectShewritesverycareful.

    CorrectShewritesverycarefully.

    Carefully is an Adjective which cannot modify the Adverb very, therefore carefully (Adverb) must

    beusedinplaceofAdjectivecareful.

    55. Too means more than required and it is used with Unpleasant Adjective. So, we cannot use

    tooglad,toohappy,toopleasant,toohealthy.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectIamtoogladtomeetyou.

    CorrectIamverygladtomeetyou.

    56. A sentence which is based on ''Too .... To" format, we cannot replace to with so that. If we

    replacetowithsothat,tooalsomustbereplacedwithcannot.

    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. Two negatives cancel each other. Hence two negatives should not be used in the same

    sentenceunlesswemakeanaffirmation.

    IncorrectIhavenotgotnone.

    CorrectI.havenotgotany.

    62. 'At present' means 'at the present time', 'presently' means 'shortly'. These should not be

    confused.

    1.IncorrectNothingmorecanbedonepresently.

    CorrectNothingmorecanbedoneatpresent.

  • 2.IncorrectHewillcomebackatpresent.

    CorrectHewillcomebackpresently.

    63. 'Hard' means 'diligently', strenuously', 'Hardly' means 'scarcely at all'. These two Adverbial

    formsof'hard'mustnotbeconfused.

    1.IncorrectHetriedhardlytowintherace.

    CorrectHetriedhardtowintherace.

    2.IncorrectShehaseatenhardanythingtoday.

    CorrectShehaseatenhardlyanythingtoday.

    64. 'Much' is used before past participles and Adjectives or Adverbs of comparative degree.

    'Very'isusedbeforethepresentparticiplesandAdjectivesandAdverbsofpositivedegree.

    1.IncorrectThenewsismuchsurprising.

    CorrectThenewsisverysurprising.

    2.IncorrectIwasverysurprisedathearingthenews.

    CorrectIwasmuchsurprisedathearingthenews.

    65. Hardly is an Adverb which means rarely. Whereas hard is an Adjective which means tough,

    rigid.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectItisahardlyjob.

  • CorrectItisahardjob.

    66. Ago is always used with Past Indefinite Tense. So, if ago is used in a sentence, that

    sentencemustbeinthePastIndefiniteTense.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHehascomeamonthago.

    Correct He came a month ago. 67. At present means at this moment and it is used with

    Present Tense, whereas presently and shortly are used for future' action and generally' used

    withFutureIndefiniteTense.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectPresentlyheisintheroom.

    CorrectAtpresentheisintheroom.

    68.Earlymeans"justafterthebeginningofanything"andsoonmeansjustafterapointoftime.

    Forexample,

    Rosesblossomedearlythisspring.

    69. The sentence which starts with seldom, never. hardly. rarely or scarcely takes an inverse

    structure,Le.,Verb+SubjectStructure.Forexample,

    IncorrectSeldomIhadseensuchabeautifulsight.

    CorrectSeldomhadIseensuchabeautifulsight.

  • 70. Inversion is also used in a sentence which starts with here/there/ away/out/up/indoor or

    outdoorandMainVerb,orAux+MainVerbisusedbeforetheSubject.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectAwaySitawentCorrectAwaywentSita.

    F.USESOFCONJUNCTIONS71.TwoConjunctionsshouldnotbeusedinthesamesentence.

    IncorrectAlthoughshewastired,butshestillwentonworking.

    CorrectAlthoughshewastired,shestillwentonworking.

    72. 'Both' should be followed by 'and'. It should be used in the positive sense. In the negative

    sense,'neither'......'norshouldbeusedinplaceof'both'.

    incorrectBothRaviaswellasRajawerepresentthere.

    CorrectBothRaviandRajawerepresentthere.

    73.'Either...or','neither....nor:

    'bothand','notonlybutalso'

    shouldbefollowedbythesamepartsofspeech.

    IncorrectHenotonlylosthisticket,butalsohisluggage.

    CorrectHelostnotonlyhisticketbutalsohisluggage.

    74. 'Neither' should be followed , by 'nor', 'either' should be followed by 'or'. Both these should not

  • beconfused.

    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' should not be used before a sentence in Direct Speech and before Interrogative

    AdverbsandPronounsintheIndirectSpeech.

    1.IncorrectHesaidthat,"Ishallgothere."

    CorrectHesaid,"Ishallgothere".

    2.IncorrectHeaskedmethatwhoIwas.

    CorrectHeaskedmewhowas.

    G.USESOFPREPOSITION

    78.Objectivecase(ofNounorPronoun)isusedafterPreposition.

  • Forexample,

    IncorrectIdonotdependonhe.

    CorrectIdonotdependonhim.

    79. The Prepositions used after two words must be made clear if these two words are

    connectedbyandoror.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectSheisconsciousandengagedinherwork.

    CorrectSheisconsciousofandengagedinherwork.

    80. If a Principal Verb is used after about, after, at, before. for, from, in, on. to, that Verb must be

    ining(V4)form.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectYoupreventedmefromdoit.

    CorrectYoupreventedmefromdoingit..

    81. On, in, at, are not used before today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following day, the next day

    etc.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectHewillgothereontomorrow.

    CorrectHewillgotheretomorrow.

  • 82. No Preposition is used before the word home. At home is a phrase which bears a different

    meaning.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectBringaT.V.setathome.

    Correct Bring a T.V. se$ home. 83. After Transitive Verbs, like discuss, describe, reach, order,

    tell, demand, attack, resemble, ridicule, etc. we directly use the object and no Preposition is

    usedaftertheVerb.

    Forexample:

    IncorrectThepoetdescribesaboutthebeautyofnaturelinthispoem.

    CorrectThepoetdescribesthebeautyofnatureinthispoem.

    84. Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/write is followed by toPreposition if there

    isapersonintheformofobject.

    Forexample,

    1.IncorrectHedidnotreplyme.

    CorrectHedidnotreplytome.2.IncorrectHedidnotwritetoaletter.

    CorrectHedidnotwritealetter.

    H.USESOFPRONOUNS

    85. When a Pronoun is used as the complement of the Verb 'to be', it should be in the

  • nominativecase.

    IncorrectIfIwerehim,Iwouldnotdoit.

    CorrectIfIwerehe,Iwouldnotdoit.

    86. When the Pronoun is used as the object of a Verb or of a Preposition, it should be in the

    objectivecase.

    1.IncorrectLetyouandIdoit.

    CorrectLetyouandmedoit.

    2.IncorrectThesepresentsareforyouandI.

    CorrectThesepresentsareforyouandme.

    87.EmphaticPronounscannot

    standaloneasSubjects~IncorrectHimselfdidit.CorrectHehimselfdidit.

    88.TheIndefinitePronoun'one'shouldbeusedthroughoutifusedatall.

    IncorrectOnemustnotboastofhisownsuccess.

    CorrectOnemustnotboastofone'sownsuccess.

    89. 'Either' or 'neither' is used only in speaking of two persons or things 'any', 'no one' and 'none'

    isusedinspeakingofmorethantwo.

    1.IncorrectAnyoneofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.

    CorrectEitherofthesetworoadsleadstotherailwaystation.

  • 2.IncorrectNeitherofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.

    CorrectNooneofthesethreeboysdidhishomework.

    90. 'Each other' is used in speaking of two persons or things 'one another' is used in speaking

    ofmorethantwo.

    IncorrectThetwobrotherslovedoneanother.

    CorrectThetwobrotherslovedeachother.

    91.ANounorPronoungoverningaGerundshouldbeputinthepossessivecase.

    IncorrectPleaseexcusemebeinglate.

    CorrectPleaseexcusemybeinglate.

    92.APronounmustagreewithitsantecedentinperson,numberandgender.

    IncorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonetheirhomework.

    CorrectEachoftheseboyshasdonehishomework.

    93. When two or more Singular Nouns are joined by 'and', the Pronoun used for them must be in

    Plural.

    IncorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonehishomework.

    CorrectBothRajuandRavihavedonetheirhomework.

    94. When two or more Singular Nouns joined by 'and' refer to the same person or thing, a

  • Pronounusedforthemmustbeinthesingular.

    IncorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentintheirduty.

    CorrectThecollectorandDistrictMagistrateisnotnegligentinhisduty.

    95. When two or more singular nouns joined by 'or' or 'nor', 'either ... or', 'neither .. nor', the

    Pronounusedforthemshouldbeinthesingular.

    IncorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonetheirhomework.

    CorrectNeitherRavinorRajuhasdonehishomework.

    96. When two or more singular Pronouns of different persons come together, the Pronoun of

    second person singular (you) comes first, the pronoun of the first person singular (I) comes

    lastandthepronounofthethirdpersonsingular(he)comesinbetween.

    IncorrectI,Youandhemustworktogether..

    CorrectYou,heandImustworktogether.

    97. When two or more plural Pronouns of different persons come together first person plural

    (we)comesfirst,thensecondpersonplural(you)andlastofallthirdpersonplural(they).

    IncorrectYou,theyandwemustworktogether..

    CorrectWe,youandtheymustworktogether.

    98. The Relative Pronoun who is in subjective case, whereas whom is in objective case.

    Therefore, for who there must be a Finite Verb in the sentence. Or otherwise, when whom

    (Object) is used in the sentence and there is more Finite Verb's than the number of Subjects in

    thesentence,thenwhomshouldbechangedintowho(Subject).

  • Forexample,

    IncorrectThedoctorwhomcameherewasRam'sbrother.

    CorrectThedoctorwhocameherewasRam'sbrother.

    99. With Superlative Degree Adjective, only, none, all etc., as Relative Pronoun we use that and

    notwhichorwho.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectAllwhichglittersisnotgold.

    CorrectAllthatglittersisnotgold.

    100.Afterlet,ifaPronounisused,thatPronounmustbeintheObjectiveCase.

    Forexample,

    IncorrectLethegothere.

    CorrectLethimgothere.