Many writers and speakers make mistake in using personal pronouns namely I, you, he, she, it, her etc wrongly. This presentation is about common mistakes in use of the personal pronouns and how to correct them.

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Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid with Personal Pronouns
Among the oldest words in English are the personal pronouns
and they. Two of the personal pronouns,
as either subject or object:
See that goat? It bit me. (
I hear a bee. Do you see
There’s a poisonous spider. Step on
You agree with Charlie on everything. (
That car just missed you
This information must remain between
preposition between.)
Five of the personal pronouns have two forms each: a subject form
(I, he, she, we, they) and an object form (
The most common errors occur when subject and object forms are reversed.
Two additional errors that seem to be increasing are
1.) Replacing a personal pronoun with a pronoun ending in
2.) using a personal pronoun in a context that calls for a possessive adjective.
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Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid with Personal Pronouns
Among the oldest words in English are the personal pronouns I, you, he,
personal pronouns, you and it, have only one form that is used
bit me. (It is the subject of the verb bit.)
I hear a bee. Do you see it? (It is the object of the verb see.)
There’s a poisonous spider. Step on it! (It is the object of the preposition
agree with Charlie on everything. (You is the subject of the verb
you. (You is the object of the verb missed.)
This information must remain between you and me. (You is the object of the
Five of the personal pronouns have two forms each: a subject form
) and an object form (me, him, her, us, them).
The most common errors occur when subject and object forms are reversed.
additional errors that seem to be increasing are:
1.) Replacing a personal pronoun with a pronoun ending in -self ,and
2.) using a personal pronoun in a context that calls for a possessive adjective.
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Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid with Personal Pronouns
, she, it, we,
have only one form that is used
is the object of the preposition on)
is the subject of the verb agree)
the object of the
The most common errors occur when subject and object forms are reversed.
2.) using a personal pronoun in a context that calls for a possessive adjective.

2. Mistake #1:
Object form used in place of subject form
Incorrect: In the next several weeks, my colleagues and me will be
discussing the appropriate way to do that. (Jay Inslee, Congressional Record)
Correct: In the next several weeks, my colleagues and I will be discussing
the appropriate way to do that.
The subject forms I, he, she, we, and they are used as the subject of a verb. Here
are models of correct usage:
We went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. (subject of the verb went)
The children and I had a lovely time. (subject of the verb had)
My colleagues and I will be discussing the plan. (subject of the verb will be
discussing)
Mistake #2:
Subject form used in place of object form following a preposition
Incorrect:
She made each child feel special by taking pictures and spending quality one on
one time with they and the dog.
Correct:
She made children feel special by taking pictures and spending quality one on
one time with them and the dog.
When the object of a preposition is a pronoun, the object form is required.
Reminder: Prepositions include such words as with, to, in, on, under, and between.
Here are two examples of correct usage:
The butterfly alighted on her. (object of the preposition on)
She gave the horse to Jack and me. (object of the preposition to)
A social worker made children feel special by spending time “with them.”

3. Mistake #3
Subject form used in place of object form following a transitive
verb
Incorrect:
Rodgers then followed she and her daughter out of the grocery store.
Correct:
Rodgers then followed her and her daughter out of the grocery store.
Correct:
The supervisor commended him for his contribution. (direct object of the verb
commended.
Mistake #4
Subject form used in place of the corresponding possessive
adjective
Incorrect:
Susan announces she and her husband’s plans to divorce in front of Atticus’s
family
Correct:
Susan announces her and her husband’s plans to divorce in front of Atticus’s family.
Note: The personal pronouns have corresponding possessive forms. The
possessive adjective forms are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. They stand in
front of the noun that is “possessed.” For example:
Jack is his friend. (possessive adjective that corresponds to personal
pronouns he and him)
Sally is her friend. (possessive adjective that corresponds to personal
pronouns she and her)
She is a subject form and cannot be used as a possessive adjective. Susan
announces plans for the impending divorce. They are “her husband’s plans.” They
are “her plans” as well.

4. Mistake #5
Reflexive pronoun used in place of personal pronoun
Incorrect:
Both my wife and myself felt so much happier after watching this movie.
Correct:
Both my wife and I felt so much happier after watching this movie.
Pronouns that end in -self or -selves are called “reflexive pronouns” or “emphatic
pronouns.” Here are examples of their correct use:
The boy cut himself with the hedge clippers. (reflexive pronoun)
The mayor herself delivered my newspaper today. (emphatic pronoun)
Some other common mistakes in the use of pronouns
Incorrect: Each of these boys play cricket well.
Correct: Each of these boys plays cricket well.
Incorrect: Each of these three roads lead to the railway station.
Correct: Each of these three roads leads to the railway station.
After each of we use a plural noun or pronoun and a singular verb.
Incorrect: Both didn’t go.
Correct: Neither went.
In negative sentences we do not normally use both. Instead, we use neither.
Incorrect: We all did not go.
Correct: None of us went.
In negative sentences we do not normally use all. Instead, we use none.

5. Incorrect: Each boy and each girl were given a book.
Correct: Each boy and each girl was given a book.
Incorrect: Have you got a pen? I haven’t got.
Correct: Have you got a pen? I haven’t got one.
The verb get needs to be followed by an object.
Incorrect: My all books are lost.
Correct: All of my books are lost.
Incorrect: Let I go.
Correct: Let me go.
Incorrect: Let we move.
Correct: Let us move.
Let is a verb. It should be followed by a pronoun in object form.
Incorrect: Your problem is bigger than me.
Correct: Your problem is bigger than mine.
Correct: Your problem is bigger than my problem.
Incorrect: Whoever does best he will get a prize.
Correct: Whoever does best will get a prize.
Incorrect: I and he are brothers.
Correct: He and I are brothers.
Incorrect: I and Mark are friends.
Correct: Mark and I are friends.
Pronouns should go in the proper order – the person spoken to,
first; the person spoken of, second and the speaker, third.
(also called rule of 2,3,1)

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