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A Remedial English Grammar CHAPTERS 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. 6. Every and words beginning with every- are singular and must therefore be referred to by the singular pronouns. 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 me my mine myself you you your yours yourself he him his his himself she her her hers herself it it its its itself one one one's one's oneself we us our ours ourselves you you your yours yourselves they them their theirs themselves