Errors in the use of Pronouns
Errors in the use of Pronouns
Errors in the Use of Pronouns:
Pronoun are those words that can replace a noun in a sentence.
1. Usage of Reflexive Pronoun: The reflexive pronouns (ending in-self) are used when the action denoted by the verb is directed toward the thing referred to by the subject. Some examples are : Myself (Singular), Yourself (Singular), Yourselves (Plural) and Ourselves (Plural)
Example: They enjoyed them during birthday party. (Incorrect)
They enjoyed themselves during birthday party. (Correct)
2. Good manners require that ‘singular pronouns’ should be in second person, third person, first person (231) order. But in plural, ‘we’ is used before ‘you’, that is, 123 order - first person, second person and third person. Order (123) is followed while referring to unpleasant acts.
Example: You and I will be punished. (Incorrect)
I and you will be punished. (Correct) because : In sentences with unpleasant act, so 123 order will be followed.
3. When two subjects joined by As well as, Together with, Along with, And not, In addition to, Like, Unlike, With, Rather than , Except, No less than, Nothing but etc. takes helping verb and possessive pronoun as per first subject.
Example: I together with Mansi and Tara are going to market tomorrow. (Incorrect)
I together with Mansi and Tara am going to market tomorrow. (Correct)
4. Use of words ‘Either’ or ‘neither’ is done in speaking of two persons or things; ‘any’, ‘no one’ and ‘none’ is used in speaking of more than two.
Example: Anyone of these two roads leads to the railway station. (Incorrect)
Either of these two roads leads to the railway station. (Correct)
Neither of these three boys did his homework. (Incorrect)
No one of these three boys did his homework. (Correct)
Read the following sentence and identify and correct the errors. Sophia invests her money on the stock market. | |||
| Right Option : C | |||
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In the sentence given below find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any will be one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as 1,2,3 and 4. If there is no error, the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). The Party Chief (1) / and the Chief Minister (2) / expressed his views (3) / on demonetization in India. (4) / No Error (5) | |||
| Right Option : B | |||
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Read the following sentence and identify and correct the errors. Anyone of these two roads leads to the railway station. | |||
| Right Option : B | |||
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