Exercises NOUNS AND PRONOUNS -1

Exercise

Fill in the blanks:-

1. All failed except ---. (he, him)

2. That is a matter between you and ---. (I, me)

3. Leave Nell and --- to toil alone. (I, me)

4. It is not --- who are to blame, (we, us)

5. You and --- are invited to tea this morning. (I, me)

6. Between you and ---, he drinks heavily. (I, me)

139. Sometimes a Pronoun is inserted where it is not required; as:

The applicant, being a householder, he is entitled to a vote. (Incorrect)

Here the pronoun he is not required.

140. A noun or pronoun in the Possessive case should not be used as the antecedant to a relative pronoun; as,

Do not forget his enthusiasm who brought this movement so far. (Incorrect)

Change the construction to:-

Do not forget the enthusiasm of him who brought this movement so far. (Correct).

141. The relative pronoun is sometimes wrongly omitted when it is the Subject of the clause; as,

He has an impudence would carry him through anything. (Incorrect)

Say:

He has an impudence that would carry him through anything. (Correct)

142. When the antecedent is same, the consequent should be as or that.

That is the same man that (or as) we saw yesterday. I played with the same bat that you did.

143. Pronouns of the third person plural should not be used as antecedents to who and that; as,

They that are whole have no need of a physician. Here those is to be preferred to they.

144. Avoid the use of same as a substitute for the personal pronoun.

When you have examined these patterns please return them (not same) to us.