Rules For correct English Grammar
Contents
Subject – Verb agreement Rule 01 to 14
Two or
more singular subjects joined by ‘and’ take a plural verb.
Two or
more singular subjects joined by ‘and’ used for the same person, then take a
singular verb.
If the
singular subjects are preceded by ‘each’ or ‘every’, then the verb is
singular.
Some
nouns which are plural in form but singular in meaning take a singular verb.
When
the subject is a relative pronoun, verb should agree in number and person with
the antecedent.
If
there is only one auxiliary verb to two main verbs then it should be correctly
related with both.
A past
tense in the main clause should be followed by a past tense in the subordinate
clause.
Two
Modal auxiliaries in a sentence must be joined by ‘and’.
Numeral
Adjectives are used for Countable Nouns only.
Farther
denotes DISTANT; Further
denotes ADDITIONAL
Each
denotes 2 or more than 2; Every denotes more than 2
In
comparison of two things, Comparative degree is used and not Superlative.
In
Comparative Degree a thing is Excluded from the class.
In
Superlative degree, a thing is Included in the class.
When 2
persons or things are compared, the same parts must be compared.
We
must not use Double comparatives or Superlatives in a sentence.
Conjunctions Rule 37 to Rule 39
Do not
use 2 Conjunctions in a sentence.
‘That’
is not used in Direct Speech and in Interrogative sentences.
Prepositions Rule 40 to Rule 45
The
objective case of Noun/pronoun is used after a preposition.
The
prepositions used after 2 words must be distinct if the words are joined by
‘and’ or ‘or’
‘on’, ‘in’, ‘at’ are
not used before ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’, ‘yesterday’, ‘following day’, ‘next day’.
When
Pronoun is a Complement of verb ‘to be’, it should be in the Nominative Case.
When
Pronoun is used as object of verb or preposition, it should be in objective
case.
Emphatic
pronouns cannot stand alone in a sentence. They need another pronoun.
The
Indefinite pronoun ‘one’ if used in a sentence, it must be used throughout the
sentence.
‘Each
other’ is used for 2 persons. “One another” is used for more than 2.
A noun
or pronoun governing a Gerund must be in possessive case.
A
pronoun must agree with the Antecedent in person, number and gender.
In a
sentence if pronouns of different persons are there, II person, III person and
then I person.
If
plural pronouns of different persons are there, I person, II person and the
III person.
Pronoun
used after ‘let’ must be in the Objective case.
‘a’ is
used before a singular countable noun.
Definite
article ‘the’ is used in expressions to show purpose other than implied by
them
Nouns and Cases Rule 62 and Rule 63
Two
consecutive nouns do not take Apostrophe marks.
In
Compound Nouns, Apostrophe mark is put on the last word.
Adverbs (Use inversion) Rule 64 and Rule 69
In
Sentences beginning with seldom, never, rarely, Inversion is used.
Sentences
for unfulfilled wish, condition if not beginning with ‘if’ Inversion is used.
Sentences
With ‘so’ + Adverb of manner Inversion is used.
Sentences
with ‘to such’ + an extent / a point / a degree, Inversion is used.
Rule 01
Two or more
singular subjects joined by ‘and’ take a plural verb.
e.g., 01) Radha and Meera is comine.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Radha and Meera are coming.
e.g., 02) Shimla, Kasauli and my home town is a hill-station.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Shimla, Kasauli and my home town are
hill-stations.
Rule 02
Two or more
singular subjects joined by ‘and’ used for the same person, then take a
singular verb.
e.g., 01) The designer and the producer of the project have come.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The designer and the producer of the project has
come.
e.g., 02) My mother and my critic are here.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: My mother and my critic is here.
Rule 03
If the singular
subjects are preceded by ‘each’ or ‘every’, then the verb is singular.
e.g., 01) Each of us were afraid of being drowned.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Each of us was afraid of being drowned.
e.g., 02) Everyone are playing.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Everyone is playing.
Rule 04
If two or more singular subjects
are joined by ‘or’ or ‘nor’ or ‘either or’ or ‘neither nor’, then the verb is singular.
e.g., 01) Either Rita or Geeta are lying.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Either Rita or Geeta is lying.
e.g., 02) Neither the boy nor the girl have come.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Neither the boy nor the girl has come.
e.g., 03) Which are your favourite sport criket or football?
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Which is your favourite sport cricket or
football?
Rule 05
When the subjects joined
by ‘or’, ‘nor’ are of different numbers, the verb must be plural, and the plural subject
must be placed next to the verb.
e.g., 01) Neither the boys nor the girl has come.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Neither the girl nor the boys have come.
e.g., 02) Either the parents or the child has to come.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Either the child or the parents have to come.
Rule 06
When the subjects joined by ‘or’, ‘nor’ are
of different persons, the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it.
e.g., 01) Either they or I are mistaken.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Either they or I am mistaken.
e.g., 02) Neither she nor they is speaking the truth.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Neither she nor they are speaking the truth.
Rule 07
A collective noun takes a singular verb when talked of as a whole and a
plural verb when we talk of the individual parts of it.
e.g., 01) The committee have chosen its president.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The committee has chosen its president.
e.g., 02) The cattle is grazing.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The cattle are grazing.
Rule 08
Some nouns which
are plural in form but singular in meaning take a singular verb.
e.g., 01) Mathematics are my favourite subject.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Mathematics is my favourite subject.
e.g., 02) Statistics(Various data) shows that India is still a poor
country.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Statistics show that India is still a poor
country.
Rule 09
Words joined to a singular subject by ‘with’, ‘in addition to’, ‘as well
as’ are supplementary and do not affect the number of the verb.
e.g., 01) The principal, along with all the teachers have come.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The principal, along with all the teachers has
come.
e.g., 02) The pizza as well as the cake taste good.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The pizza as well as the cake tastes good.
Rule 10
When the subject is
a relative pronoun, verb should agree in number and person with the antecedent.
e.g., 01) I, who is your friend, is honest to you.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I, who am you friend, am honest to you.
e.g., 02) The books which you gave me is lying on the table.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The books which you gave me are lying on the
table.
Rule 11
When there are two subjects in a sentence and they are not in the same
number then separate auxiliary verbs should be used.
e.g., 01) Two men dead and one were alive.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Two men were dead and one was alive.
e.g., 02) Eight shirts torn and one were burnt.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Eight shirts were torn and one was burnt.
Rule 12
A single verb
should be made to serve two subjects, only when the form of verb is same for
both the subjects.
e.g., 01) He is ten years old and you twelve.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He is ten years and you are twelve.
e.g., 02) I am drinking tea and he coffee.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I am drinking tea and he is drinking coffee.
Rule 13
If two auxiliary
verbs are used with one main verb the form of the main verb must be appropriate
to both of them.
e.g., 01) I have and will eat pizza every day.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I have eaten and will eat pizza every day.
e.g., 02) Hot chocolate fudge was(liked by me), is (liked by me) and
will be liked by me.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Hot chocolate fudge was, is and will be liked by
me.
Rule 14
If there is only one auxiliary verb to two
main verbs then it should be correctly related with both.
e.g., 01) One duck has drowned and two poisoned.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: One duck has drowned and two have been poisoned.
e.g., 02) One tap is working and one is not working.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: One tap is working and one not working.
Rule 15
A past
tense in the main clause should be followed by a past tense in the subordinate
clause.
e.g., 01) He saw that the clock has stopped.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He saw that the clock had stopped.
e.g., 02) We succeeded because we work hard.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We succeeded because we worked hard.
Rule 16
A past tense in the main clause may be followed by a present tense in
the subordinate clause for universal truths.
e.g., 01) Our teacher said that the Earth moved around the Sun.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Our teacher said that the Earth moves around the
Sun.
e.g., 02) My mother told me that the Sun rose in the east.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: My mother told me that the Sun rises in the east.
Rule 17
In Present perfect continuous tense, an action from past which still
continues in present is talked of. Use adverbials of time – ‘since’, ‘for’.
e.g., 01) I lived here since 1980, so I know everything about the city.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I have been living since 1980, so I know
everything about the city.
e.g., 02) I am working here for the last ten years.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I have been working here for the last ten years.
Rule 18
In Adverbs of past,
like ‘yesterday’, ‘in 1990’, Past indefinite tense is used. Present perfect
tense is not used.
e.g., 01) I have bought a cycle yesterday.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I bought a cycle yesterday.
e.g., 02) I have met him in 2000.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I met in 2000.
Rule 19
Two Modal
auxiliaries in a sentence must be joined by ‘and’.
e.g., 01) We should must go to his office.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We should and must go to his office.
e.g., 02) You can may go out.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: You can and may go out.
Rule 20
Adjectives of
quantity
(Whole, sufficient, any, half, some, much, little, enough, all, no) are
used for Uncountable Nouns only.
e.g., 01) I ate a few rice.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I ate some rice.
e.g., 02) Give me a food to eat.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Give me enough/sufficient/some food to eat.
Rule 21
Numeral
Adjectives are used for Countable Nouns only.
e.g., 01) I read much books on this subject.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I read many books on this subject.
e.g., 02) I faced much problems in my life.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I faced many problems in my life.
e.g., 03) I want a little utensils and few food.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I want a few utensils and some food.
Rule 22
When Cardinal(1,2,3,…….)
and Ordinal(I, II, III, IV,…….or 1st, 2nd, 3rd,…….) Numbers are used together,
Ordinal Number Precedes Cardinal Followed By Multiplicative(Single, double,
triple,………) number.
e.g., 01) The four first boys will be given a chance.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The first four boys will be given a chance.
e.g., 02) The five first single rooms are reserved for us.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The first five single rooms are reserved for us.
Rule 23
Later, Latest denote TIME
Latter, Last denote POSITION
e.g., 01) I reached at 10. He was latter than I expected.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I reached at 10. He was later than I expected.
e.g., 02) Give me the latest book kept on the shelf.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Give me the last book kept on the shelf.
Rule 24
Farther denotes DISTANT; Further denotes ADDITIONAL
e.g., 01) He insisted on farther improvement.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He insisted on further improvement.
e.g., 02) His home is at the further end of the woods.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: His home is at the farther end of the woods.
Rule 25
Each denotes 2 or
more than 2; Every denotes more than 2
e.g., 01) Every of the two boys will get a prize.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Each of the two boys get a prize
e.g., 02) Every a man has a weakness.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Every man has a weakness
Rule 26
To express Quantity
/ Degree, ‘some’ used for Positive ‘any’ used for Negative and Interrogative
sentences.
e.g., 01) Have you brought some mangoes?
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Have you brought any mangoes?
e.g., 02) I don’t have some money but I have any food.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I don’t have any money but I have some food.
Rule 27
In comparison of
two things, Comparative degree is used and not Superlative.
e.g., 01) Which is the most beautiful of the two?
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Which is more beautiful of the two?
e.g., 02) Anu’s performance in the play was best than Deep’s but not as
good as Nandini’s.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Anu’s performance in the play was better than
Deep’s but not as good as Nandini’s.
Rule 28
In comparison of
two qualities of the same person or thing, ‘-er’ form is not used. ‘-more’ form
is used.
e.g., 01) He is wiser than brave.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He is more wise than brave.
e.g., 02) Rita is cleverer than pretty.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Rita is more clever than pretty.
Rule 29
In Comparative
Degree a thing is Excluded from the class.
e.g., 01) Ram is sharper than any other boy in the class.
e.g., 02) Shaan is taller than anyone in his family.
Rule 30
In Superlative
degree, a thing is Included in the class.
e.g., 01) Ram is the sharpest
boy in the class.
e.g., 02) Shaan is the tallest
in his family.
Rule 31
When 2 persons
or things are compared, the same parts must be compared.
e.g., 01) The population of Mumbai is greater than Delhi.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The population of Mumbai is greater than that of
Delhi.
e.g., 02) Radha’s dress is prettier than you.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Radha’s dress is prettier than your dress.
Rule 32
We must not use
Double comparatives or Superlatives in a sentence.
e.g., 01) He is the most cleverest boy in the class.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He is the most clever boy in the class.
OR
He is the cleverest boy in
the class.
e.g., 02) Pizza is more tastier than burger.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Pizza is tastier than burger.
OR
Pizza is more taste than
burger.
Rule 33
Some Comparative
Adjectives (like superior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior, prefer) should
be followed by ‘to’ instead of ‘than’.
e.g., 01) Raj is senior than me.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Raj is senior to me.
e.g., 02) I prefer coffee than tea.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I prefer coffee to tea.
Rule 34
Some Adjectives(like
unique, ideal, perfect, complete, universal, chief, square, round, entire,
extreme, full) DO NOT admit degrees if comparison.
e.g., 01) It is the most unique idea.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: It is a unique idea.
e.g., 02) He took the most extreme step of attempting suicide.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He took the extreme step of attempting suicide.
Rule 35
If 2 or more
Adjectives are used for the Same Person or thing their Degree Of Comparison must be the same.
e.g., 01) This is the most tasty and healthy food.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: This is the most tasty and healthiest food.
e.g., 02) You are more intelligent and wise than him.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: You are more intelligent and wiser than him.
Rule 36
The Adjectives
‘elder’, ‘eldest’ are used for persons of the same family. For other person or
thing, ‘older’, ‘oldest’ are used.
e.g., 01) Radha is my older sister.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Radha is my elder sister.
e.g., 02) Yudhister was the oldest among his siblings.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Yudhishthir was the eldest among his siblings.
Rule 37
Do not use 2
Conjunctions in a sentence.
e.g., 01) Although she was tired, she still went to school.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Although she was tired, she went to school.
e.g., 02) He does not come to office as because he has been ill.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He does not come to office as / because he has
been ill.
Rule 38
‘neither nor’,
‘either or’, ‘both and’, ‘not only but also’ Must be followed by Same Parts Of
Speech.
e.g., 01) He not only lost his family but also his friends.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He lost mot only his family but also his friends.
e.g., 02) He neither read the story book nor the text book.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He read neither the story book nor the text book.
Rule 39
‘That’ is not used
in Direct Speech and in Interrogative sentences.
e.g., 01) He said that, “I shall go.”
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He said, “I shall go.”
e.g., 02) He asked me that who I was.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He asked me who I was.
Rule 40
The objective case
of Noun/pronoun is used after a preposition.
e.g., 01) We must not depend on he.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We must not depend on him.
e.g., 02) We went and spoke to they.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We went and spoke to them.
Rule 41
The prepositions
used after 2 words must be distinct if the words are joined by ‘and’ or ‘or’
e.g., 01) He is careful and particular about his work.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He is careful in and particular about his work.
Rule 42
If a principal verb
is used after about/after/at/before/for/from/in/to, that verb must be in ‘ing’
form.
e.g., 01) You prevented me from eat it.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: You prevented me from eating it.
e.g., 02) We went back home after play in the garden.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We went back home after playing in the garden.
Rule 43
‘on’, ‘in’, ‘at’ are
not used before ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’, ‘yesterday’, ‘following day’, ‘next day’.
e.g., 01) We will do homework in tomorrow.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We will do homework tomorrow.
e.g., 02) We went to school on yesterday.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: We went to school yesterday.
Rule 44
Transitive verbs like
discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, resemble, ridicule, etc.
are not followed by a Preposition.
e.g., 01) Please discuss about the matter.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Please discuss the matter/
e.g., 02) Describe about your friend.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Describe your friend.
Rule 45
Verbs like say,
suggest, propose, speak, reply, explain, talk, listen write is followed by
Preposition ‘to’ if there is a person in form of object.
e.g., 01) They did not reply me.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: They did not reply to me.
e.g., 02) On Independence day, we listened the Prime Minister’s speech.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: On Independence day, we listened to the Prime
Minister’s speech.
Rule 46
When Pronoun is a
Complement of verb ‘to be’, it should be in the Nominative Case.
e.g., 01) If you were her, would you go there?
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CORRECT SENTENCE: If you were she, would you go there?
e.g., 02) If we were them, we would never apologize.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: If we were they, we would never apologize.
Rule 47
When Pronoun is used
as object of verb or preposition, it should be in objective case.
e.g., 01) Let you and I do it.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: Let you and me do it.
e.g., 02) They came for her and I.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: They came for her and me.
Rule 48
Emphatic pronouns
cannot stand alone in a sentence. They need another pronoun.
e.g., 01) Himself cut his hand.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: He himself cut his hand.
e.g., 02) Ourselves dug our grave.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We ourselves dug our grave.
Rule 49
The Indefinite
pronoun ‘one’ if used in a sentence, it must be used throughout the sentence.
e.g., 01) One must not think high of himself.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: One must not think high of oneself.
Rule 50
‘either’, ‘neither’ are used for 2 persons or things. ‘any’, ‘none’, ‘No
one’ are used for more than 2.
e.g., 01) Any one of the two of them is lying. OR Anyone of the two is
lying.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Either of the two is lying.
e.g., 02) Neither of the three boys did the work.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: None of the three boys did the work.
Rule 51
‘Each other’ is
used for 2 persons. “One another” is used for more than 2.
e.g., 01) All the children live each other.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: All the children love one another.
Rule 52
A noun or pronoun
governing a Gerund must be in possessive case.
e.g., 01) Please pardon he being abusive.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Please pardon his being abusive.
Rule 53
A pronoun must
agree with the Antecedent in person, number and gender.
e.g., 01) Each of these boys has done their work.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Each of these boys has done his work.
Rule 54
In a sentence if
pronouns of different persons are there, II person, III person and then I person.
e.g., 01) I, you and he must work together.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: You, he and I must work together.
Rule 55
If plural pronouns
of different persons are there, I person, II person and the III person.
e.g., 01) You, they and we are playing.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We, you and they are playing.
Rule 56
Pronoun used after
‘let’ must be in the Objective case.
e.g., 01) Le he go out.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Let
him go out.
Rule 57
‘a’ is used before a
singular countable noun.
e.g., 01) Summons was served on Ram.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: A summons was served on Ram.
e.g., 02) I got Mathematics book for you.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: I got a Mathematics book for you.
Rule 58
‘a’ is used in
Idioms and Expressions. (a great deal, a lot, a large quantity of, a great
many, a large number)
e.g., 01) Your habit of delaying the work puts me in lot of trouble.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Your habit of delaying the work puts me in a lot
of trouble.
Rule 59
Article are not
used in some phrases (by post, by mail, by chance, by air, by mistake, in fact,
in detail, in danger, in haste, on duty, on strike, on foot)
e.g., 01) When the house was set on the fire, the girl started
screaming.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: When the house was set on fire, the girl started
screaming.
Rule 60
Indefinite articles
– ‘a’, ‘an’ are not used with Uncountable Nouns like information, baggage,
luggage, scenery, drapery
e.g., 01) I felt nervous because a friend of mine had given me a very
bad news.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: I felt nervous because a friend of mine had given
me very bad news.
e.g., 02) It was by a mistake that he held her hand.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: It was by mistake that he held her hand.
Rule 61
Definite article
‘the’ is used in expressions to show purpose other than implied by them
e.g., 01) My brother told me that we must go to the school.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: My brother told me that we must go to school.
e.g., 02) My brother is going to school for his son’s admission.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: My brother is going to the school for his son’s
admission.
e.g., 03) We go to the church every Sunday.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We go to church every Sunday.
e.g., 04) We went to church for Carol’s wedding.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: We went to the church for Carol’s wedding.
Rule 62
Two consecutive
nouns do not take Apostrophe marks.
e.g., 01) Ram’s wife’s career is at stake.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The career of Ram’s wife is at stake.
Rule 63
In Compound Nouns,
Apostrophe mark is put on the last word.
e.g., 01) Her daughter’s – in – law’s mother came.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Her daughter – in – law’s mother came
Rule 64
In Sentences
beginning with seldom, never, rarely, Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) Never she comes here.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Never does she come here.
e.g., 02) Seldom I seen such a beautiful work.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: Seldom have I seen such a beautiful work.
Rule 65
Sentences beginning with expressions scarcely only yesterday, only then,
only later, only in a few countries, at no time, under no circumstances, in no
way, on no account, Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) Only later she really think about the situation.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Only later did she really think about the
situation.
Rule 66
Sentences beginning
with Adverbial expressions denoting place on a hill, round the corner, under
the table, if followed by come, walk, lie, stand Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) Round the corner did he go.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: Round the corner went he.
e.g., 02) On the table the cat sat.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: On the table sat the cat.
Rule 67
Sentences for
unfulfilled wish, condition if not beginning with ‘if’ Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) If I had done well, I would be rewarded.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: Had I done well, I would be rewarded.
e.g., 02) If we had arrived sooner, we could have prevented this
tragedy.
Þ
CORRECT SENTENCE: Had we arrived sooner, we could have prevented
this tragedy.
Rule 68
Sentences With ‘so’
+ Adverb of manner Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) So rudely she behave that I was offended.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: So rudely did she behave that I was offended.
Rule 69
Sentences with ‘to
such’ + an extent / a point / a degree, Inversion is used.
e.g., 01) To such an extent they argue that people left the place.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: To such an extent did they argue that people left
the place.
Rule 70
In Passive voice, Verb
+ Preposition is used. Known to surprise at, amazed at, astonished at, startled
at, vexed at, annoyed with(you), annoyed at(this), contained in, decorated
with, filled with, thronged with
e.g., 01) The matter was enquired by the police.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: The matter was enquired into by the police.
e.g., 02) He laughed at me.
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CORRECT SENTENCE: I was laughed at by him.
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