entered the room when the phone rang. ( Correct) 2. Though is followed by yet and not by but.

1.Though he is poor but he is honest. (Incorrect ) 2.Though he is poor, yet he is honest. (Correct)

3.

No sooner is followed by than.

1.No sooner had I entered the class when the students stood up. ( Incorrect) 2.No sooner had I entered the class than the students stood up ( Correct)

Attention must also be gi en to the erb !orm while using no sooner than. The correct !orms are "ast "er!ect or"ast in#e!inite .

1.No sooner had I entered the class than the students stan# u". ( Incorrect) 2.No sooner had I entered the class than the students stoo# u". ( Correct)

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%est must be followed by shoul#.

1.Read regularly lest you will fail. ( Incorrect) 2.Read regularly lest you shoul# fail. ( Correct)

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'uch is followed by as.

1.He is such a writer that everyday should read his books. (Incorrect) 2.He is such a writer as everyday should read his books. ( Correct)

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'o is followed by that

1. arita was so popular with her classmates that she always had some people coming to her for advice.

). *nless e!presses a condition. It is always used in the negative sense. "hus not is never used with unless.

1.*nless you do not labour hard, you will not pass. ( Incorrect) 2.*nless you labour hard, you will not pass. ( Correct)

+. #hen an action has taken place in two clauses o! a sentence, it is used in both the clauses accor#ing to the re,uirement. 1.$y brother has and is still #oing e!cellent work for his organi%ation (Incorrect) 2.$y brother has #one and is still #oing e!cellent work for his organi%ation. ( Correct)

-. #hen there is a sense o! continuity. that is. when a thing has taken place in the past and still continues in the present, the perfect continuous tense form of the verb should be used. 1.India is independent for the last forty si! years. ( Incorrect) 2.India has been independent for the last forty si! years. ( Correct)

1/. &se of when and while' (roper attention must be paid to these words. 0hen indicates a general sense and while implies a time during the process of doing a work. 1.0hen learning to swim, one of the most important things is to rela!. (Incorrect) 2.0hile learning to swim, one of the most important things is to rela!. ( Correct) 1N2%I'3 4*I5 ( 6*%1' AN7 18A9:%1' ;< ':;TTIN2 166;6' = :art = III) 1. #hen a pronoun comes after li>e and unli>e it takes an ob?ecti e case. 1@am"le' ). (i) * man like I will not do it. ( Incorrect ) ( ii) * man like me will not do it. ( Correct)

2.

* pronoun takes an ob+ective case after let,.

1@am"le '

). ( i ) -et I do it. ( Incorrect) ( ii) -et me do it. ( Correct)

3.

(ronouns +oined by an# remain in the same case.

1@am"le ' ). (i) He and her are brother and sister. ( Incorrect) ( ii) He and she are brother and sister. (Correct) . ( i) He and me are friends. ( Incorrect) (ii) He and I are friends. ( Correct)

$. #hen pronouns o! secon# "erson an# thir# "erson are used as sub+ects, the pronoun following them will be accor#ing to the secon# "erson pronoun.