Common mistakes with pronouns - Part 2

• Incorrect: I and he are friends.
• Correct: He and I are friends.

It is considered conceited to put ‘I’ first when there are two subjects.

• Incorrect: I with my brother went for a walk.
• Correct: I went for a walk with my brother.

A pronoun used as subject should not be separated from its verb if possible.

• Incorrect: I will see the washing machine whether it works well.
• Correct: I will see whether the washing machine works well.

Here the object of the verb see is not washing machine but the whole noun clause.

• Incorrect: None of us have heard of him.
• Correct: None of us has heard of him.
• Incorrect: People dies when he has nothing to eat.
• Correct: People die when they have nothing to eat.

The indefinite pronouns every, none, much and person are singular words whereas all, some, most, many and people are plural.

• Incorrect: My dogs are smarter than my neighbour.
• Correct: My dogs are smarter than those of my neighbour.

In a comparative sentence the same part of two things should be compared. ‘That of, ‘these of’ and ‘those of’ are necessary words often omitted.

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