Pronouns
names of some particular things or collection of things such as living
organisms (including humans), objects, places, actions, qualities, etc.
Chairman of the National Bank. (Underlined words represent nouns)
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.
National Bank. He is most suited for the job. (Underlined word represent
pronoun); Here ‘he’ refers to ‘Raghav’.
Nouns –
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:
> The Following nouns are 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.
(Incorrect)
many of the, etc.
in a sentence. Usage of objective pronouns like myself, himself, me, him, her,
them etc as the subject is grammatically incorrect.
For example –
> Reflexive
Pronouns – Myself,
himself, herself, itself, yourself, Yourselves, themselves; ourselves.
used ONLY when the object and the subject of a sentence are the same thing.
For example:
can talk to Neha (obj.) or myself (obj.).
(Incorrect)
Rohit saw me in the mirror. (Correct) Here, ‘Rohit’ and ‘me’ are different people. ‘Me’ refers
to the speaker.
refer to the same person.
Payal made herself fruit juice. (Correct
– because the subject and object are same)
object are different persons, hence reflexive pronoun can’t be used)
Pronouns – These
reflect possession of something by some. These include: My, mine, your, yours,
his, her, hers, their, theirs, its, our, ours
mine. (Both Correct)
HAS TO BE a possessive pronoun.
For example:
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 |
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