English: Use Of Pronouns With Conjunction (concord)

Use Of Pronouns With Conjunction (concord)

** Some conjunction like as well as, along with, in addition to, with etc are when used, the pronoun or the verb following it will be used as per the number & person of the first part of the subject (s1) .

Ex - Rita as well as her friends came to take her/their certificates from the college.

                        Here ‘Rita’ – s1

                        ‘Her friends’ – s2

                        So ‘her’ is correct answer.

Ex - I along with my parents visited my/our village yesterday.

                        I – S1

                        My parents – s2

** Either-or/ Neither-nor as conjunction will take pronoun as per the number/person of 2^nd part of the subject.

Ex – Either mohan or his brother claim his/their properties to be divided.

                        Mohan – s1

                        His brothers- s2

** Each/ every if placed before any subject, it takes singular pronoun.

Ex- each of the students in the class must do his/ their homework.

Ex – everybody can do if they/he try(s).

** ‘And’ makes the subject plural but if the subjects are preceded with each/every, then a singular pronoun is followed and if gender is replied, we must follow s2.

Ex - Rehman & Gopi tried their/his best to get through the test.

Ex – Each boy & each girl went to his/her/their house.

** ‘One’ is an indefinite pronoun. If it is used once in a sentence , it should be used through out whenever required in the sentence.

Ex- one must look after his/one’s belongings.

** For anyone/ everyone, someone, we can use his/her.

** Pronouns are always subject sensitive.

Ex- one of my friends has come out of his/their problems.