Error in Use of Pronoun for competitive Exams

10. ‘Who’ denotes subject and ‘whom’ denotes object.

Examples:

Who do you think did the job?

Whom did you abuse?

11.’Whose’ is used for persons and ‘which’ for lifeless objects.

Examples:

This is the table which I was talking about.

He married Sunita who is the daughter of Mr. Roy.

12. ‘Which’ conveys additional information and ‘that’ explains a certain thing.

Examples:

I will tell you the first thing which I remember.

I am talking about traffic management that forms a part of his duties.

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13. The following expressions usually take ‘that’ in place of ‘who’ or ‘which’.

Only, any, it is, all, superlatives.

Examples:

He is the only man that can do it.

Any man that listens to you is a fool.

It is the same watch that was stolen by him.

14. ‘Each other’ is used for two; ‘one another’ for more than two.

Examples:

Rahul and Renu love each other.

They help one another.

15. The complement of the verb to be, when it is expressed by a pronoun, should be in Nominative case.

Examples:

It was he who did it.

If I were he, I would not go there.

16. When the same person is the subject and object, it is necessary to use reflexive pronouns.

Examples:

I cut me shaving this morning. (X)

I cut myself shaving this morning. (True)

17. When a pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition it should be in objective case.

Examples:

These books are for you and I. (X)

These books are for you and me. (True)

18. The Relative Pronoun should be placed as near as possible to the antecedent.

Examples:

I have read Shakespeare’s works who was a great dramatist. (X)

I have read the works of Shakespeare who was great dramatist. (True)

19. The case of the pronoun following ‘than’ and ‘as’ is decided by mentally supplying the verb and completing the sentence.

Examples:

She is taller than I. (am)

I love more than (I love) him.