Nouns & Pronouns: English Language Notes for Bank and Other Competitive Exams, Some basic rules/points to remember

Nouns & Pronouns: English Language Notes for Bank and Other Competitive Exams

आगामी महीनों में प्रीलिम्स और मेंस दोनों तरह की परीक्षाएं होने जा रही हैं. जिनके लिए आप सभी आवेदन कर रहे हैं या कई आवेदन कर भी चुके होंगे. ऐसे में जरूरी है कि आप आवेदन के साथ ही, अपनी तैयारी को भी साथ साथ जारी रखें. हम सभी जानते हैं कि किसी परीक्षा को पास करने के लिए हमें परीक्षा के हर सेक्शन पर अधिक ध्यान देने की जरूरत होती है.

English Language एक ऐसा सेक्शन है जिसमें अगर आपने बेसिक क्लियर कर रखा है तथा इसके प्रश्नों की आपने अच्छे से प्रैक्टिस की हुई है तो आप आसानी से इस सेक्शन में एक अच्छा स्कोर हासिल कर सकते हैं. आज इस आर्टिकल में हम आपके लिए लाए हैं English Language सेक्शन को तैयार करने के लिए खास टिप्स, जिन्हें फॉलो करके आप इस सेक्शन में अच्छा स्कोर कर सकते हैं.

Nouns & Pronouns

Definition:

Noun: These are the words that are the names of some particular things or collections of things such as living organisms (including humans), objects, places, actions, qualities, etc.

Ex – Raghav is the new Chairman of the National Bank. (Underlined words represent nouns)

Pronoun: These are the words that are used in place of nouns (to refer to a noun) in a sentence when a particular noun has already been mentioned or is about to be mentioned.

Ex – Raghav is the new Chairman of the National Bank. He is most suited for the job. (Underlined word represent pronoun); Here ‘he’ refers to ‘Raghav’.

Some basic rules/points to remember:

Nouns –

> Following common nouns are ALWAYS in plural form and do not have singular forms:

Scissors; trousers; pants; shorts; spectacles; goggles; binoculars; sunglasses; amends; archives; congratulations; fireworks; outskirts; Shambles; Braces; Embers; Athletics; Belongings; Proceedings; Surroundings; Tongs; Vegetables; Valuables; etc

> Following nouns are Singular in form but Plural in meaning, i.e. they look to be singular but are plural, and hence take plural verb:

Cattle; Cavalry; Infantry; Poultry; Police; People; Children; Peasantry; Gentry, etc.

> Collective nouns are ALWAYS singular:

Example–

A herd of cows is grazing the field.

The committee took the decision unanimously.

> The Following nouns are the same in Singular as well as Plural forms:

Sheep; Deer; Series; Species; Fish; Crew; Aircraft; Counsel; Team; Jury, etc.

> The following are uncountable nouns and hence will take singular verb with them (A/An/many/few/number of and plural forms are NEVER used with these) –

Poetry; furniture; advice; information; baggage; stationery; business; crockery; News; Percentage; Pottery; Work(literary work); Cost; Equipment; Postage; Hair; Scenery; Dirt; Dust; Fuel; Traffic; Music; Evidence; Wastage; Jewellery; Electricity; Money; Mischief; Luggage; Knowledge; Crockery; etc.

Example –

I have some equipments that I needed for the project. (Incorrect)

I have some equipment that I needed for the project. (Correct)

> Plural form is used after one of the; each of the; either of the; neither of the; some of the; many of the, etc.

Pronouns –

· > ONLY subjective pronouns – He, She, It, You, They; We and I are used in place of the subject in a sentence. Usage of objective pronouns like myself, himself, me, him, her, them etc as the subject is grammatically incorrect.

For example –

Hello, Myself Nitesh Kaushal. (Incorrect)

Hello, I am Nitesh Kaushal. (Correct)

> Reflexive Pronouns – Myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, Yourselves, themselves; ourselves.

· > Usage of Reflexive pronouns – A reflexive pronoun is used ONLY when the object and the subject of a sentence are the same things.

For example:

You (sub.) can talk to Neha (obj.) or myself (obj.). (Incorrect)

You can talk to Neha or me. (Correct)

Rohit saw me in the mirror. (Correct) Here, ‘Rohit’ and ‘me’ are different people. ‘Me’ refers to the speaker.

Rohit saw himself in the mirror. (Correct) Here, ‘Rohit’ and ‘himself’ refer to the same person.

Payal made herself fruit juice. (Correct – because the subject and object are same)

Payal made myself fruit juice. (Incorrect – because the subject and object are different persons, hence reflexive pronoun can’t be used)

Hence, –> Payal made me fruit juice. (Correct)

· > Possessive Pronouns – These reflect possession of something by some. These include: My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, their, theirs, its, our, ours

Usage – This is my pen. OR This pen is mine. (Both Correct)

· > If a pronoun is used before a gerund (V1+ing), then it HAS TO BE a possessive pronoun.

For example:

Sakshi said, she did not have any problem with him using her laptop. (Incorrect)

Sakshi said she did not have any problem with his using her laptop. (Correct)

· > Usage of relative pronouns: –

Relative Pronoun	Used for	Used as
Who	People	Subject
Which	Things/animals	Subject/Object
Whom	People	Object
Whose	People/Things	In place of possessive pronouns; subject as well as object.
That	People/Things	Subject/Object

Pronoun Concept and Rules in English Grammar

Nouns & Pronouns: English Language Notes for Bank and Other Competitive Exams, Some basic rules/points to remember

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