TOP 10 Rules of Pronoun PART – 2
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RULE NO. #11:
Some rules regarding It:
We should use It for Country, non living thing, animal and new born child. And when above mentioned things are in plural we should use They.
Ex-
- The baby is crying. It must be hungry.
- America and Israel are friendly nations and now they are facing opposition in UN.
- I saw a stray dog. It was not good in condition.
RULE NO. #12:
We should use It as introductory subject in expressing time, distance, temperature, weather. In this case It is used as dummy or empty subject.
Ex-
- It is raining today.
- It is 2 o’clock.
- It’s getting a bit late now.
RULE NO. #13:
We should use It as subject to put emphasis on noun or pronoun.
Ex-
- It is him who had done this work.
RULE NO. #14:
Generally We should not use noun after It. In place of noun we use pronoun.
Ex-
- It seat is mine. ( Incorrect )
- It is my seat. ( Correct )
RULE NO. #15:
Mind the difference between Reflexive Pronouns and Emphatic Pronoun.
- When the effect of action taken or done by subject reflects upon the subject then it is called as Reflexive Pronoun.
- When a pronoun is used for only emphasis it is called as emphatic pronoun.
Ex-
1.He killed himself. ( Reflexive Pronoun )
2.He himself told me about your condition. ( Emphatic Pronoun )
RULE NO. #16:
After verbs like absent, acquit, apply, avail, enjoy, exert, forget, over-reach, resign, pride, amuse, adapt, adjust, when they are used as reflexively we should put reflexive pronoun.
Ex-
The minister acquitted himself from all the allegation. ( Correct )
He absented himself from the class. ( Correct )
He adapted himself to the world. ( Correct )
RULE NO. #17:
After verbs like open, move, bathe, feed, form, hide, keep, lengthen, make. Speed, steal, stop, qualify, gather, turn, we do not put reflexive pronoun.
Ex-
He hide himself in the wardrobe. ( Inorrect )
He hide in the wardrobe. ( Correct )
He bathed himself in the pool. ( Incorrect )
He bathed in the pool. ( Correct )
RULE NO. #18:
We can not use reflexive pronoun as a substitute for the subject.
Ex-
Myself and Ravi submitted the report. ( Incorrect )
I and Ravi submitted the report.
RULE NO. #19:
We use Either + of in the meaning of ‘one or the other’ But in the meaning of more than two things we use ONE or ANY.
Ex-
Either of these four people came yesterday. ( Incorrect )
Either of these two people came yesterday. ( Correct )
One of these four people came yesterday. ( Correct )
RULE NO. #20:
We use Neither + of in the meaning of ‘not one or the other’ But in the meaning of more than two things we use NONE.
Ex-
Neither of these four people came yesterday. ( Incorrect )
Neither of these two people came yesterday. ( Correct )
None of these four people came yesterday. ( Correct )
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