RULE 10:
AMBIGUOUS REFRENCES
Some references arc
ambiguous because the pronoun could refer to one or more antecedents.
The teacher told the
student that it was her responsibility to hand out the books.
Who is responsible? The
teacher or the student? Because the pronoun her may refer to either the teacher
or the student, the sentence needs to be written:
The teacher told the
student that one of her responsibilities, as teacher was to hand out books.
AMBIGUOUS:
Aslam showed his
brother kamran a copy of a photo he had taken.
(Who took the
picture?)
CLEAR:
Aslam showed a copy of
a photo he had taken to his brother kamran.
AMBIGUOUS:
When Danish phoned his
father, he wasn’t feeling well.
(Who felt ill?)
AMBIGUOUS:
Shakil told his father
that he was working too hard.
(Who was working too
hard?)
CLEAR:
shakil said to his
father, “I’m working too hard.”
Example 9:
Mr. Basher told Mr.Aslam that he would have to
work all night in order to finish the report. No error
RULE 11: USE OF SUBJECT PRONOUNS: I, HE, SHE, IT,
YOU, WE, THEY, WHO
There will always be a
verb for subject pronoun.
1. Elvis asked that
(he, him) and (she, her) practice handstands.
Verb: practice who practice? He and she
He and she are subject
pronoun
2. Then he and I went
home.
Verb: went who went? He and I he and I = subject
Example 10:
Two candidates for the
U.S senate, Buckley and him, made speeches to the group.
A: two candidates for
the U.S senate, Buckley and him, made speeches to the group.
B: two candidates for
the U.S senate, Buckley and he, made speeches to the group.
C: Buckley and him, two
candidates for the U.S senate, made speeches to the group.
D: speeches to the
group were made by Buckley and he, two candidates for the U.S. senate.
E: Buckley and he made
speeches to the group.
RULE 12: USE OF OBJECT PRONOUNS:
Always use object
pronouns after preposition and never use object pronoun for a verb.
Between you and me, to
shahzab and her, among us women, at us, from her and him, with me and you.
Example:
Incorrect: You and me are going to work on this project.
Correct:
You and I are to work on this
project.
Verb: are who are? You and I (subject)
Other example of
object pronouns
Tariq invite him to the party.
The waiter gave him and me orange soda.
Example 11:
Because of the bomb
threat everyone was asked to evocate the bank but a security guard, a fireman,
and I. no error
RULE 13: PRONOUN IN COMPRASION:
To find the correct
pronoun in a comparison, as in “Jahangir runs than (him, he)”, first complete
the comparison with the verb that would follow naturally. That will tell you
which pronoun to use.
Jahangir runs faster
than he runs.
My brother has bigger
feet than I do.
Because you would never
say “Jahangir runs faster than him runs” or “my brother has bigger feet than me
do” the correct pronoun or she or I.
Jahangir runs faster
than he.
My brother has bigger
feet than I.
Apply the same principle to comparison using as.
Kashif is as tough as
he is.
He is twice a fast as
they are.
Note: in comparison, we will use subject pronoun
after than and as.
Example 12:
My grandmother leads
a more active life than many other retirees who are younger than her.
No error
RULE 14:
When a pronoun is side
by side with a noun (we boys, us women), eliminate the noun to determine which
pronoun to use.
(We, us) senior decide
to take a day off from school in late may. (By dropping the noun senior, you
can easily tell which pronoun is correct. Since no one would say “us decide to
take.” We are clearly the correct choice.
RULE 15: USE OF PRSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Always use possessive
pronoun (my, or, your, her, her, their, its) before a ground, a noun that looks
like a verb because of its-ing ending.
Example:
Her asking the question
shows that she is alert. (Asking is a Gertrud.)
Mother was upset about
your opening the presents too soon. (Opening is Gerung.)
I appreciate you
offering to help me with my research project, but the honor
system prevents students from giving and receiving assistance. No
error
RULE 16: THE
PRONOUN ONE AND YOU
If one (meaning a
person in general) is used in a sentence, a subsequent pronoun referring to the
same person must also be one or he. If you is used, the subsequent pronoun must
also be you. He or you can be the possessive, complement, or reflexive case.
{one}
{ one’s + noun }
+ verb
{ he}
One +
verb...
|
If one takes
this exam without studying, one is likely to fail.
If one takes
this exam without studying, he is likely to fail.
One should always do one’s homework.
One should always do his homework.
You + verb... + { you}
+(verb)
{your}
|
If you take this
exam without studying, you are likely fail.
You should always do your homework.
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