Common Errors in the Use of Pronouns
Common
Errors in the Use of Pronouns
Incorrect
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Correct
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1.
These
pencils are for you and she.
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1.
These pencils are for you and
her.
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2.
I, you and
he are fast friends.
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2.
You, he and I are fast friends.
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3.
Let you and
I go to the river.
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3.
Let you and me go to the river.
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4.
I care more
for you than he.
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4.
I care more for you than him.
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5.
You and I
have told a lie.
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5.
I and you have told a lie.
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6.
I shall do
mine duty.
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6.
I shall do my duty.
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7.
My voice is
sweeter than her.
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7.
My voice is sweeter than hers.
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8.
Let is now
take his leave.
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8.
Let us now take leave of him.
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9.
Tell me who
you want to see.
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9.
Tell me whom you want to see.
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10.
The
committee was divided in its opinion.
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10.
The committee were divided in
its opinion.
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11.
Between you
and I am.
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11.
Between you and me.
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12.
None of
these two have failed.
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12.
Neither of these two has failed.
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13.
He is older
than me.
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13.
He is older than I.
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14.
Neither of
them were scouts.
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14.
Neither of them was a scout.
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15.
Myself
drive the car.
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15.
I myself drive the car.
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16.
Who is
there? my self.
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16.
Who is there? It is I.
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17.
Every boy
and every man must love their country.
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17.
Every boy and every man must
love his country.
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18.
One must
not forget his duty.
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18.
One must not forget one's duty.
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19.
Either of
these girls have told a lie.
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19.
Either of these girls has told
a lie.
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20.
I am,
Your's faithfully.
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20.
I am, yours faithfully.
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21.
I never
heard of him having gone.
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21.
I never heard of his having
gone home.
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22.
Saad and
Ahmed love one another.
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22.
Saad and Ahmed love each other.
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23.
Myself saw
him do that.
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23.
I myself saw him do that.
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24.
You and
Aleena have done their work.
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24.
You and Aleena have done your work.
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25.
It is I who
is to blame.
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25.
It is I who am to blame.
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26.
Anyone can
do it if one tries.
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26.
Anyone can do it if he tries.
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27.
Happy is
the man which has few cares.
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27.
happy is the man that has few
cares.
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