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Eg: Advice, scenery, stationery, mathematics, news
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2. Who denotes the subject and whom denotes the object.
Whom do you think won the competition? (Incorrect)
Who do you think won the competition? (Correct)
Who did you talk to? ( Incorrect)
Whom did you talk to? ( Correct)
3. The verb and pronoun in case of two nouns joined by eitheror or neither nor or by or
take the form of the latter noun.
Either my father or my sister will use their credit card. (Incorrect)
Either my father or my sister will use her credit card. (Correct)
4. The verb and pronoun are plural when there is one singular noun and one plural noun and is
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18. Than is used in the comparative degree usually , but with words like superior, inferior,
senior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior and prefer to is used.
Gandhi is preferred than Nehru. (Incorrect)
Gandhi is preferred to Nehru. (Correct)
19. Many a is always followed by the singular verb.
Many a man were influenced by the speech. (Incorrect)
Many a man was influenced by the speech. (Correct)
20. The singular verb is used when the subject is the number of.
The number of buildings are very low. (Incorrect)
The number of buildings is very low. (Correct)
21. Since, because, as, for are often used alternatively, however there is a difference in their
degree. Stronger cases use since and because and as and for are used in weak cases.
I respect him as he is the best teacher. (Incorrect)
I respect him because he is the best teacher. (Correct)
22. A pronoun is sometimes incorrectly used where it is not required at all. Eliminate the
redundant ones.
He, being an M.A., he is over qualified for the position. (Incorrect)
He, being an M.A., is over qualified for the position. (Correct)
23. The relative pronoun that is used instead of who or which after adjectives in the
superlative degree.
This is the best which the doctors could do. (Incorrect)
This is the best that the doctors could do. (Correct)
24. When as if is used in the sense of pretension, were is used in all cases, even with third
person singular.
She behaves as if she was a queen. (Incorrect)
She behaves as if she were a queen. (Correct)
25. A pronoun takes an objective case after let.
Let I show it. (Incorrect)
Let me show it. (Correct)
26. Pronouns joined by and are in the same case.
He and me are friends. (Incorrect)
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