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GRAMMAR RULES in bank (IBPS, SBI) exams (a
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The PDF contains "100 golden English Grammar rules (covers
all the important grammar rules of English)" with plenty of
examples to help you imbibe these rules.This compilation has
been prepared by the experts of EnglishKendra, keeping in
mind the pattern and demand of the exams.

100 Golden Grammar Rules/ Most Important

grammar rules of English (with examples) for SSC,
BANK and other competitive Exams
Grammar Rules based on NOUN

◼฀RULE 1

Hyphenated noun does not have plural form.

Example - He gave me five hundred - rupees notes. (Incorrect)

He gave me five hundred - rupee notes.✔฀

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Sumit stays in five - stars hotels. (Incorrect)

Sumit stays in five - star hotels. ✔฀

◼฀RULE 2

Nouns expressing number are used in singular form with

numeral adjectives.

Example - sheetal gave me five dozens pens. (Incorrect)

Sheetal gave me five dozen pens. ✔฀

Two lakhs people attended the ceremony. (Incorrect)

Two lakh people attended the ceremony. ✔฀
Lakhs of people attended the ceremony.✔฀ (no numeral
adjective)

RULE 3
The collective nouns like committee, jury, house, ministry,
police, mob, audience, team, board are used with singular verbs
when they are used as a body or a group and not as
members.When they are used as members then they take plural
verb.
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( ◾Tip - when a group is considered as a single unit, it takes a

singular verb and singular pronoun and when it's considered
plural, it takes a plural verb. )

Example - The police has become insensitive. ✔฀

The police was posted all over the route. (Incorrect)
The police were posted all over the route. ✔฀

The committee have approved expenditure of fifty crores.

(Incorrect)
The committee has approved expenditure of fifty crores. ✔฀

The committee has not decided on the matter yet. (Incorrect)

The committee have not decided on the matter yet. ✔฀

฀Note - when a collective noun like committee, jury etc is not

unanimous, it takes plural verb as in this case it's not
considered as a single unit.

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based on Noun

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◼฀RULE 4

If a preposition connects two similar nouns , the noun is used in

singular form and takes a singular verb.

Example - Villages after villages was visited during the last

election. (Incorrect)

Villages after villages were visited during the last election.

(Incorrect)
Village after village was visited during the last election. ✔฀

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Grammar Rules based on PRONOUN

◼฀RULE 5

when the pronouns Each, Every, Neither, Either, Anyone, Many

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a (possessive adjective) are used as subject, the possessive case

should be third person singular. They may refer to two or more
than two objects or person.

Example
Each boy and each teacher is required to bring their luggage.
(Incorrect)
Each boy and each teacher is required to bring his luggage. ✔฀

฀RULE 6 - some nouns such as Separation , Excuse , Sight,

Mention, Report, Pardon, Favour etc are not used with a noun
or pronoun in the possessive form.

Example
At his sight the robbers fled. (Incorrect)
At the sight of him the robbers fled. ✔฀

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solution) (A must) (it covers all patterns of questions based on
Active-Passive Voice)

฀RULE 7 - Both should be followed by 'and', not by as well as

Q. Both you as well as (a) /my brother are going to(b) / attend
the party tomorrow(c) /No error
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Solution : Error is in (a)

Replace 'as well as' with 'and'

฀RULE 8 - 'which' is used in place of 'who' when we are

referring to a choice between two or more than two things or
persons.

Q.Of the(a) / two sisters who(b) / is more intelligent? (c) /No

error

Solution : Error is in (b)

Replace 'who' with 'which'

฀RULE 9 - If two antecedents are joined by 'and' one being a

human and other being an animal /non living thing, relative
pronoun 'that' is used.

The man and his dog who I saw yesterday have been kidnapped.
(Incorrect)
The man and his dog that I saw yesterday have been kidnapped. ✔

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฀RULE 10-11 -WHO Vs WHOM Vs THAT Relative pronoun

Relative pronoun ' whom' is used to replace a human object of

the sentence, while 'who' is used to replace subject of the
sentence.

The boy who came here is a very good singer. ✔฀

(' Who ' has been used for the boy which is the subject of the
sentence).

฀RULE 11 - Superlative degree, none, no one anyone, much,

little, (the same+noun), (the only + noun) are followed by 'that'
relative pronoun.

Meera is the smartest girl who I have ever met. (Incorrect)

Meera is the smartest girl whom I have ever met. (Incorrect)
Meera is the smartest girl that I have ever met. ✔฀

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฀ RULE 12 - If there is a comparison between two nominative

cases, the pronoun of the nominative case is used after 'than'

Alia is as beautiful as me. (Incorrect)

Alia is as beautiful as I.✔฀

฀ RULE 13 - When a Pronoun is used as the complement of the

Verb ‘to be’, it should be in the nominative case.

If I were her, I would not do it. (Incorrect)

If I were she, I would not do it.✔฀

฀ RULE 14- When a Pronoun is used as the object of a Verb or

of a Preposition, it should be in the objective case.

Let you and I do it. (Incorrect)

Let you and me do it.✔฀

These chocolates are for you and I. (Incorrect)

These chocolates are for you and me.✔฀

฀ RULE 15-The Indefinite Pronoun ‘one’ should be used

throughout if used at all.

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One must not boast of his own success. (Incorrect)

One must not boast of one’s own success.✔฀

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based on Pronoun

฀ RULE 16-‘Either’ or ‘neither’ is used only in speaking of two

persons or things; ‘any’, ‘no one’ and ‘none’ is used in speaking
of more than two.

Anyone of these two roads leads to the airport. (Incorrect)

Either of these two roads leads to the airport.✔฀

Neither of these three girls did her homework. (Incorrect)

No one of these three girls did her homework.✔฀

฀ RULE 17- ‘Each other’ is used in speaking of two persons or

things; ‘one another’ is used in speaking of more than two.

The two brothers loved one another. (Incorrect)

The two brothers loved each other.✔฀

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฀ RULE 18- A Noun or Pronoun governing a Gerund should be

put in the possessive case.

Please excuse me being late. (Incorrect)

Please excuse my being late.✔฀
(being - gerund, my - Possessive case)

฀ RULE 19- A Pronoun must agree with its antecedent in

person, number and gender.

Each of these boys has done their homework. (Incorrect)

Each of these boys has done his homework.✔฀

฀ RULE 20- When two or more Singular Nouns joined by ‘and’

refer to the same person or thing, a Pronoun used for them
must be in the singular.

The collector and District Magistrate is not negligent in their

duty. (Incorrect)
The collector and District Magistrate is not negligent in his
duty.✔฀

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฀ RULE 21-After let, if a Pronoun is used, that Pronoun must

be in the Objective Case.

Let he go there. (Incorrect)

Let him go there.✔฀

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solution) (A must )

Grammar Rules based on SUBJECT – VERB Agreement

฀ RULE 22- If two Singular Nouns refer to the same person or

thing, the Verb must be Singular.

The Secretary and Principal are coming. (Incorrect)

The Secretary and Principal is coming.✔฀
(Here the same person is Secretary as well as Principal)

฀ RULE 23- If the Singular Subjects are preceded by each or

every, the Verb is usually Singular.

Every boy and girl were ready. (Incorrect)

Every boy and girl was ready.✔฀
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฀RULE 24- when two or more subjects are joined by " as well
as, like, unlike, besides, in addition to, and not , with, together
with, along with, rather than, no less than, except, nothing but,
the verb is used according to the first subject.

3) Neither Salman nor his friends is going to the party. (Incorrect)

Neither Salman nor his friends are going to the party. ✔฀

฀RULE 25 - When two or more subjects are connected by "

not only.. But also , neither... Nor, either.. Or, none.. But", the
verb is used according to the nearest subject.

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Neither of the two girls(a) / have been invited(b) / to the party(c)

/No error

Solution : The error is in (b)

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Replace 'have' with 'has'

฀ RULE 26- When the Subjects joined by ‘or/nor are of

different numbers, the Verb must be Plural, and the Plural
Subject must be placed next to the Verb.

Neither the Assistant Masters nor the Headmaster was present.

(Incorrect)
Neither the Headmaster nor the Assistant Masters
were present.✔฀

฀RULE 27- " Many a/an, More than one" should be followed
by singular noun and singular verb.

Many a men have come to the party. (Incorrect)

Many a man have come to the party. ฀

Many a man has come to the party. ✔฀

Other examples

More than one girls were present. (Incorrect)

More than one girl were present. (Incorrect)
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More than one girl was present. ✔฀

Many an accident have recently taken place. (Incorrect)

Many an accidents have recently taken place. (Incorrect)
Many an accident has taken place.✔฀
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฀RULE 28 - The inverted form of Verb is used in the following

cases
1) When the sentence is introduced by an adverb.
2) When the verb is meant to express a wish or prayer.

Lets see another example:

Hardly had I reached the station when the train arrived. ✔฀
May you get great success in life. ✔฀

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฀RULE 29 - When the sentence begins with 'it', the verb is used
according to the subject.

Let's take another example

It is I who is to attend the party. (Incorrect)

It is I who am to attend the party.✔฀

It is the apple that are full of antioxidants. (Incorrect)

It is the apples that are full of antioxidants. ✔฀
It is the apple that is full of antioxidants.✔฀

฀RULE 30 - Generally, 'A large number of' is followed by a

singular verb while 'The large number of is followed by a plural
verb.

A large number of students was absent. (Incorrect)

A large number of students were absent. ✔฀
The number of tourists have gradually fallen off. (Incorrect)
The number of tourists has gradually fallen off. ✔฀
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฀RULE 31- If 'it's high time / it's about time / it's time is used
in a sentence, v2 comes in the sentence.

It's high time you start working hard. (Incorrect)

It's high time you started working hard. ✔฀

฀RULE 32 -when a subject becomes receiver of an action,

following verbs take reflexive pronoun : Acquit, Absent, Avail,
Reconcile, Amuse, Resign, Adapt, Adjust, Pride etc

I pride on being able to work smoothly under pressure too.

(Incorrect)
I pride myself on being able to work smoothly under pressure too.
✔฀

We adapt to the environment . (Incorrect)

We adapt ourselves to the environment. ✔฀

฀ RULE 33- A Collective Noun takes a Singular Verb when the

collection is thought of as a whole, a Plural Verb when the
individuals of which it is composed are thought of.

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For example
The Council has chosen the President.✔฀
The audience have taken their seats.✔฀

฀ RULE 34- When the Subject of the Verb is a Relative

Pronoun care should be taken to see that the Verb agrees in
Number and Person with the Antecedent of the relative.

For example,
I, who is your friend will guard your interests. (Incorrect)
I, who am your friend will guard your interests.✔฀

Grammar Rules based on PARTICIPLE AND INFINITIVE

฀ RULE 35- Ask, advise, allow, command, force, forbid, invite,

encourage, compel, beg, order, imagine, instruct, permit,
persuade, tell, require, remind, teach, etc. are followed by direct
Object and no preposition is used before the object.

For example,

He advised to me to do it . (Incorrect)
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He advised me to do it.✔฀

฀ RULE 36-Know is followed by how/ where/when/why and

Infinitive.

For example,

I know to write a letter. (Incorrect)

I know how to write a letter.✔฀

฀RULE 37 - With the following verbs/adjective/phrases, (V1

+ing) is used after 'to'.
(Verb +used to) , accustomed to, averse to, with a view to, addicted
to, devoted to, in addition to, look forward to, object to, owing to,
given to, taken to , prone to etc

For Example
I am looking forward to meet my friend Sara. (Incorrect)
I am looking forward to meeting my friend Sara. ✔฀

Sheetal is used to wake up early morning. (Incorrect)

Sheetal is used to waking up early morning. ✔฀

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฀ RULE 38- After let, bid, behold, watch, see, feel, make etc. we
use Bare-Infinitive and not To-infinitive.

For example,
I heard him to speak on several subjects. (Incorrect)
I heard him speak on several subjects.✔฀

฀ RULE 39- Bare Infinitive is used after Modal Auxiliaries

(can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, dare
not, need not).

For example,
You need not to work hard. (Incorrect)
You need not work hard.✔฀

฀RULE 40 -Dangling Participle.

In the second sentence, if 'it' is not used before being, 'I'
becomes the subject of 'rainy day' and gives a wrong meaning
to the sentence.

Being ill, I could not attend the class. ✔฀

Being a rainy day, I could not attend the class. (Incorrect)

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It being a rainy day, I could not attend the class. ✔฀

฀RULE 41- If an infinitive(to + V1) comes after a noun, an

appropriate preposition should be used after the infinitive.

Sheetal has(a) / no achievement (b) to boast(c) /No error

Solution : Error is in (c)

Use 'of ' after boast

฀ RULE 42- Had better, had rather,had as soon … as … , had

sooner etc. are fol-lowed by Bare Infinitive.

For example,
She had better to go now. (Incorrect)
She had better go now.✔฀

฀ RULE 43- Conjunction than is also followed by Bare

Infinitive.

She had better read than to write. (Incorrect)

She had better read than write.✔฀
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฀ RULE 44- When but is used as a Preposition and preceded

by any form of the Verb do, then but is followed with Bare
Infinitive.

Sohan did nothing but to wonder. (Incorrect)

Sohan did nothing but wonder.✔฀

฀ RULE 45- Every Participle must have a suitable Subject of

Reference.

example,
Being a rainy day Vijay decided to stay at home. (Incorrect)
Correct- It being a rainy day Vijay decided to stay at home.✔฀

฀ RULE 46- Perfect Participle

(Having + v3) Vs (Having been +v3)
(Having + v3) is used when it qualifies doer of the sentence while
(Having been + v3) is used when it qualifies non-doer of the
sentence.
Handy Tip - If the clause following the perfect participle is in
passive voice,we use having been+v3, otherwise having +v3.

Example
Having typed the letter, it was posted. (Incorrect)
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Having typed the letter, I posted it. ✔฀

Having been typed the letter, it was posted. ✔฀

('It was posted' is in passive form so we will use having been +v3. 'I
posted it' is in active form so we will use having +v3.)

฀ RULE 47- Participles like considering, judging, referring,

concerning, regarding, viewing, broadly speaking etc. do not
take any Subject of Reference.

example,

Considering the case, I took the decision.✔฀

(Here I is not a Subject of Reference of considering. So, there is no
Subject of Reference for ‘considering, still the sentence is correct.)

Grammar Rules based on VERB

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฀ RULE 48- When there are two Subjects in a sentence and

they are not in the same Number, then we must have to use
separate Auxiliaries (is, are, am, was, were, have, has) for both
of them.

Three- killed and one were injured in the mob violence. (Incorrect)
Three were killed and one was injured in the mob violence. ✔฀

฀ RULE 49- A single Verb should be made to serve two

Subjects, only when the form of Verb is same for both the
subjects.

I am fifteen years old and my sister fourteen. (Incorrect)

I am fifteen years old and my sister is fourteen.✔฀

฀ RULE 50- Two auxiliaries can be used with one principal

Verb, only when the form of the principal Verb is appropriate
to both the auxiliaries.

She never has, and never will take such strong measures.
(Incorrect)
She never has taken, and never will take such strong measures.✔฀
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฀ RULE 50- Two auxiliaries can be used with one principal

Verb, only when the form of the principal Verb is appropriate
to both the auxiliaries.

She never has, and never will take such strong measures.
(Incorrect)
She never has taken, and never will take such strong measures.✔฀

฀ RULE 51- When there is only one auxiliary to two principal

Verbs it should be correctly associated with the both.

Ten candidates have passed one failed. (Incorrect)

Ten candidates have passed, one has failed.✔฀

฀ RULE 52- A Past Tense in the main clause should be followed

by a Past Tense in the subordinate clause.

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He succeeded because he works hard. (Incorrect)

He succeeded because he worked hard.✔฀

฀ RULE 53- A Past Tense in main clause may be followed by a

Present Tense in the subordinate clause when the subordinate
clause expresses a universal truth.

My teacher said that the earth moved round the sun. (Incorrect)
My teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.✔฀

฀ RULE 54- When the subordinate clause comes after ‘lest’,

the auxiliary Verb ‘should’ must be used, whatever be the
Tense of the Verb in the main clause.

We start early lest we shall miss the train. (Incorrect)

We start early lest we should miss the train.✔฀

฀ RULE 54- An Adverb or Adverbial phrase should not be

placed between ‘to’ and verbal part of,the infinitive. (This is
called the split infinitive).

I hoped to immediately reply to your mail. (Incorrect)

I hoped to reply immediately to your mail.✔฀
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฀ RULE 55- An infinitive should be in the present tense unless

it represents’ an action prior to that of the governing Verb.

I should have liked to have gone there. (Incorrect)

I should have liked to go there.✔฀

฀ RULE 56- Gerund if preceded by a Pronoun, that Pronoun

must be in Possessive case.

Sheetal emphasised me going there. (Incorrect)

Sheetal emphasised my going there.✔฀

฀ RULE 57- The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used for

an action that began in the past time and still. going at the time
of speaking~ It is used with, Adverbials of time introduced by
‘since’, ‘for’ and ‘how long.

How long are you working in this office? (Incorrect)

How long have you been working in this office?✔฀

฀ RULE 58- A Verb when preceded by a Preposition must be

the Gerund.

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They were punished for come late. (Incorrect)

They were punished for coming late.✔฀

฀ RULE 59- The Future Indefinite Tense is not used in the

clauses of time, place and condition. Here the Present Indefinite
Tense is used.

I shall wait for you till you will finish your work. (Incorrect)
I shall wait for you, till you finish your work.✔฀

฀ RULE 60- The Present Perfect Tense is not used with the
Adverbs of past time like yesterday, in 1995 etc. Here Past
Indefinite Tense is used.

I have bought a car yesterday. (Incorrect)

I bought a car yesterday.✔฀

The Past Perfect Tense is used to represent the earlier of the two
past actions.

When I reached the station, the train left. (Incorrect)

When I reached the station, the train had left.✔฀

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฀ RULE 61- When need or dare is followed by not, it turns

into modal auxiliary. In that situation it takes Bare Infinitive
‘and we cannot use needs not or dares not.

He needs not do it. (Incorrect)

He need not do it.✔฀

Grammar Rules based on ADJECTIVE

฀ RULE 62- Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing

is meant. Adjectives of quantity (some; much, little, enough, all,
no, any, great, half, sufficient, whole) are used for Uncountable
Nuns only.

I ate a few rice. (Incorrect)

I ate some rice.✔฀

฀ RULE 63-Numeral Adjectives are used for Countable Noun

only and they show how many persons or things are meant or in
what order a person or thing stands.

I have taught my son little things. (Incorrect)

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I have taught my son a few things.✔฀

฀ RULE 64- When cardinal and ordinal are used together

ordinal precedes the cardinal.

The five first girls will be given the chance. (Incorrect)

The first four boys will be given the chance.✔฀

฀ RULE 65- Later, latest refer to time, latter and last refer to
position.

I reached at 11 am,
but she was latter than I expected. (Incorrect)
I reached at 11 am,but she was later than I expected. ✔฀

฀ Farther means more distant or advanced; further means

additional.

My father insisted on farther improvement. (Incorrect)

My father insisted on further improvement.✔฀

฀ RULE 66- Each is used in speaking of two or more things,

every is used only in speaking of more than two.

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For example,

Every of the two boys will get a prize. (Incorrect)

Each of the two boys will get a prize.✔฀
Every of the three boys will get a prize.(Correct)

฀ RULE 67- To express quantity or degree some is used in

affirmative sentences, any in negative or interrogative
sentences.

Have you bought some apples? (Incorrect)

Have you bought any apples?✔฀

฀ RULE 68-When two qualities of the same person or thing are

compared,the Comparative form 'er' is not used. (More +
Positive degree) is used for this purpose.

Sheetal is wiser than beautiful. (Incorrect)

Sheetal is more wise than beautiful.✔฀

฀ RULE 69- When comparison is made by means of a

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class of things with which it is compared by using ‘other’ or

some such word.

Himesh is cleverer than any boy in the class. (Incorrect)

Himesh is cleverer than any other boy in the class.✔฀

฀ RULE 70- When comparison is made by means of a

superlative, the thing compared should include the class of
things with which it is compared.

He is the strongest of all other men. (Incorrect)

He is the strongest of all men .✔฀

฀ RULE 71-When two persons or things are compared, it is

important that the same parts of things should be compared.

The population of Patna is greater than Bhopal. (Incorrect)

The population of Patna is greater than that of Bhopal.✔฀

฀ RULE 72- Double comparatives and superlatives should not

be used.

He is the most cleverest boy in the class. (Incorrect)

He is the cleverest boy in the class.✔฀
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฀ RULE 72- The comparative Adjectives superior inferior,

senior, junior, prior, anterior, posterior prefer, etc., should be
followed by ‘to’ instead of ‘than’.

He is senior than me. (Incorrect)

He is senior to me.✔฀

฀ RULE 73- Adjectives like ‘unique’, ideal,perfect, complete,

universal, entire, extreme, chief, full square and round, which
do not admit different degrees of
comparison should not be compared.

It is the most unique thing. (Incorrect)

It is a unique thing.✔฀

฀ RULE 74- All the Adjectives which refer to the same Noun
should be in the same degree of comparison.

He is the wisest and honest worker in the office. (Incorrect)

Correct- He is the wisest and most honest worker in the office.✔฀

฀ RULE 75-‘Elder’ and ‘eldest’ should be used for persons

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same family only. ‘Older’ and ‘oldest’ are used for both persons
and things.

He is my older brother. (Incorrect)

He is my elder brother.✔฀

Grammar Rules based on ADVERB

฀ RULE 76-Too means more than required and it is used with

Unpleasant Adjective. So, we cannot use too glad, too happy,
too pleasant, too healthy.

I am too glad to meet you. (Incorrect)

I am very glad to meet you.✔฀

฀ RULE 77-A sentence which is based on ”Too …. To” format,

we cannot replace to with so that. If we replace to with so that,
too also must be replaced with cannot.

He is too weak so that he cannot walk. (Incorrect)

He is too weak to walk.✔฀
He is so weak that he cannot walk.✔฀

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฀ RULE 77-Much too is followed by Unpleasant Adjective,

whereas too much is followed by Noun.

Much too + Unpleasant Adjective.

Too much + Noun.

For example
His failure is too much painful for me. (Incorrect)
His failure is much too painful for me.✔฀

His wife’s rude behavior gives him much too pain. (Incorrect)
His wife’s rude behavior gives him too much pain.✔฀

฀ RULE 78- Quite and all are not used together.

He is quite all right. (Incorrect)
He is quite right. ✔฀
He is all right. ✔฀

฀ RULE 79- A/An + Fairly + Adjective +

Noun or Rather + A + Adjective For example,

(i) a fairly good book

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(ii) rather a difficult problem.

But we cannot use Pleasant Adjective with rather and
Unpleasant Adjective with fairly.

For example
It was a rather good novel. (Incorrect)
It was a fairly good novel.✔฀

฀ RULE 80- Enough, when used as an Adverb, is preceded by a

positive degree Adjective or Adverb.

She is greater enough to pardon you. (Incorrect)

She is great enough to pardon you.✔฀

฀ RULE 81- ‘At present’ means ‘at the present time’,

‘presently’ means ‘shortly’. These should not be confused.

Nothing more can be done presently. (Incorrect)

Nothing more can be done at present.✔฀

He will come back at present. (Incorrect)

He will come back presently.✔฀

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฀ RULE 82-‘Hard’ means ‘diligently’, strenuously’, ‘Hardly’

means ‘scarcely at all’. These two Adverbial forms of ‘hard’
must not be confused.

He tried hardly to win the race. (Incorrect)

He tried hard to win the race.✔฀

Sheetal has eaten hard anything today. (Incorrect)

Sheetal has eaten hardly anything today.✔฀

฀ RULE 83- ‘Much’ is used before past participles and

Adjectives or Adverbs of comparative degree. ‘Very’ is used
before the present participles and Adjectives and Adverbs of
positive degree.

The news is much surprising. (Incorrect)

The news is very surprising.✔฀

I was very surprised at hearing the news. (Incorrect)

I was much surprised at hearing the news.✔฀

฀ RULE 84- Ago is always used with Past Indefinite Tense. So,
if ago is used in a sentence, that sentence must be in the Past
Indefinite Tense.
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He has come a month ago. (Incorrect)

He came a month ago. ✔฀

฀ RULE 85- The sentence which starts with seldom, never.

hardly. rarely or scarcely takes an inverse structure, Le., Verb
+ Subject – Structure.

Seldom I had seen such a beautiful sight. (Incorrect)

Seldom had I seen such a beautiful sight.✔฀

฀ RULE 86- Inversion is also used in a sentence which starts

with here/there/ away/out/up/indoor or outdoor and Main Verb,
or Aux + Main Verb is used before the Subject.

Away Sheetal went. (Incorrect)

Away went Sheetal.✔฀

Grammar Rules based on CONJUNCTION

฀ RULE 87- Two Conjunctions should not be used in the same

sentence.

Although she was tired, but she still went on working. (Incorrect)
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Although she was tired, she still went on working.✔฀

฀ RULE 88- ‘Both’ should be followed by ‘and’. It should be

used in the positive sense. In the negative sense, ‘neither’ …..
.’nor, should be used in place of ‘both’.

Both Rohit as well as Rohan were present there. (Incorrect)

Both Rohit and Rohan were present there.✔฀

฀ RULE 89- ‘Either … or’, ‘neither …. nor:‘both and’, ‘not only

but also’
should be followed by the same parts of speech.

He not only lost his ticket, but also his luggage. (Incorrect)
He lost not only his ticket but also his luggage.✔฀

฀ RULE 90- ‘Neither’ should be followed , by ‘nor’, ‘either’

should be followed by ‘or’. Both these should not be con¬fused.

He washed neither his hands or his face. (Incorrect)

He washed neither his hands nor his face.✔฀

฀ RULE 91- ‘No sooner’ should be fol¬lowed by ‘than’, not by

‘but’ or ‘then’.
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No sooner do I finish this book then I shall begin another.

(Incorrect)
No sooner do I finish the book, than I shall begin another.✔฀

฀ RULE 92-‘Hardly’ and ‘scarcely’ should be followed by

‘when’ or ‘before’, but not by ‘than’ or ‘that’.

Hardly did I reach the station, than the train left it. (Incorrect)
Hardly did I reach the station when the train left it.✔฀

฀ RULE 93- ‘That’ should not be used before a sentence in

Direct Speech and before Interrogative Adverbs and Pronouns
in the Indirect Speech.

He said that, “I shall go there.” (Incorrect)

He said, “I shall go there”.✔฀

He asked me that who I was. (Incorrect)

He asked me who was.✔฀

Grammar Rules based on PREPOSITION

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฀ RULE 94- Objective case (of Noun or Pronoun) is used after

Preposition.

I do not depend on he. (Incorrect)

I do not depend on him.✔฀

฀ RULE 95- The Prepositions used after two words must be

made clear if these two words are connected by and or or.

She is conscious and engaged in her work. (Incorrect)

She is conscious of and engaged in her work.✔฀

฀ RULE 96- If a Principal Verb is used after about, after, at,

before. for, from, in, on. to, that Verb must be in ing (V4) form.

You prevented me from do it. (Incorrect)

You prevented me from doing it.✔฀

฀ RULE 97- On, in, at, are not used before today, tomorrow,
yesterday, the following day, the next day etc.

She will go there on tomorrow. (Incorrect)

She will go there tomorrow.✔฀
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฀ RULE 98- No Preposition is used before the word home. At

home is a phrase which bears a different meaning.

Bring a T.V. set at home. (Incorrect)

Bring a T.V. set home.✔฀

฀ RULE 99- After Transitive Verbs, like dis¬cuss, describe,

reach, order, tell, demand, attack, resemble, ridicule, etc. we
directly use the object and no Preposition is used after the Verb.

The poet describes about the beauty of naturel in this poem.

(Incorrect)
The poet describes the beauty of nature in this poem.✔฀

฀RULE 100 -
Say/suggest/propose/speak/reply/explain/talk/listen/write is
followed by to-Preposition if there is a person in the form of
object.

Sheetal did not reply me. (Incorrect)

Sheetal did not reply to me.✔฀

Himanshu did not write to a letter. (Incorrect)

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Himanshu did not write a letter.✔฀

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