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ARTICLES
AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT
CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
DIFFICULTIES WITH COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVES
CONFUSION OF PARTICIPLES: ACTIVE & PASSIVE
PREPOSITIONS
NEGATIVE VERBS
TENSES 1, 2 & 3
THE INFINITIVE

Concord of nouns, pronouns and possessive adjectives (third person)
Rules of usage
1.
For singular noun forms, persons of the male sex are referred to by he, him, his, himself and persons of the female sex by she, her, hers, herself . Non living things and most animals are referred to by it, its, itself .

Concord of nouns, pronouns and possessive adjectives (third person)
2. As per the norms of the existing society, if the noun could refer to persons of either sex such as person, pupil, scholar, reader, pedestrian,etc , the pronouns of the masculine are generally used. But if the reference is clearly to a woman, then the feminine form is used. The words baby, child are usually referred to by it.

Concord of nouns, pronouns and possessive adjectives (third person)
3. If the number is plural, persons of either sex are referred to by thy, them, their, theirs, themselves .
4. An animal is usually referred to by the neuter it .
But if there is something in this context which draws attention to the sex of the animal then he / she can be used. Pet animals are usually referred to by the pronoun appropriate to their sex such as he / she .

Concord of nouns, pronouns and possessive adjectives (third person)
5. Every and words beginning with everyare singular and must therefore be referred to by the singular pronouns.
6. Possessives derived from forms of his / her must agree in gender with the words to which they refer back and it does not depend on the gender of the noun that follows it or that it qualifies.

Concord of nouns, pronouns and possessive adjectives (third person)
Nominative Accusative P.Adjective
P.Pronoun
Reflexive
I you he me you him my your his mine yours his myself yourself himself she it one we you they her it one us you them her its one's our your their hers its one's ours yours theirs herself itself oneself ourselves yourselves themselves