Pronouns: Common Mistakes with Pronouns, Examples and PDF

Common Mistakes with Pronouns PDF! This article will help you in finding out your English grammar mistakes related to the use of the Pronoun, no doubt a grammar mistake can badly affect your performance in writing or even in speaking.

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What Are Pronouns in English Grammar?

A pronoun is an important part of speech that is used as a replacement of Noun, Pronouns are used in place of Nouns. There are pronouns: He, She, It, I, We, They, You.

Examples of Pronouns:

He is making tea.
She is going to school.
I am your boyfriend.

Common Mistakes with Pronouns

Below is the list of Common Mistakes with Pronouns:

Errors in the use of pronoun

Incorrect	Every man must do their duty.
Correct	Every man must do his duty.
Incorrect	Each of the players gave their version of the story.
Correct	Each of the players gave his version of the story.
Incorrect	I was one or those who was present in the meeting.
Correct	I was one of those who were present in the meeting.
Incorrect	Elena or Sana did not take their dinner.
Correct	Elena or Sana did not take her dinner.
Incorrect	Neither John nor Stark have done their work.
Correct	Neither John nor Stark has done his work.
Incorrect	She is more intelligent than me.
Correct	She is more intelligent than I.
Incorrect	This will be better for me to go there.
Correct	It will be better for me to go there.
Incorrect	He did it out of their envy.
Correct	He did it out of envy for them.
Incorrect	It is no doubt that the man is dead.
Correct	There is no doubt that the man is dead.
Incorrect	One must do one’s duty to the nation.
Correct	One must do his duty to the nation.
Incorrect	The two brothers quarreled with one another.
Correct	The two brothers quarreled with each other.
Incorrect	Members of the family like each other.
Correct	Members of the family-like one another.
Incorrect	Either of the two possibilities are correct.
Correct	Either of the two possibilities is correct.

Mistakes with Pronouns List

Incorrect	Neither of two statements are true.
Correct	Neither of the statement is true.
Incorrect	“Do you need this book?” “Thanks, I don’t need.”
Correct	“Do you need this book?” “Thanks, I don’t need it.”
Incorrect	“Why don’t you take a receipt from the Bank?” “I have taken already.”
Correct	“Why don’t you take a receipt from the Bank?” “I have taken one already.”
Incorrect	It is you, who is to be punished.
Correct	It is you, who are to be punished.
Incorrect	This is one of the best-sellers that has been published this year.
Correct	This is one of the best-Sellers that have been published this year.
Incorrect	Between you and I she is the most-stupid girl I have ever met.
Correct	Between you and me she is the most stupid girl I have ever met.
Incorrect	Your need is greater than that of mine.
Correct	Your need is greater than mine.
Incorrect	The girl who was promoted, she was my fiance.
Correct	The girl who was promoted was my fiance.
Incorrect	It was he had committed the theft.
Correct	It was he who had committed the theft.
Incorrect	They that did their duty should be rewarded.
Correct	Those who did their duty should be rewarded.
Incorrect	This person whom thought was a genius turned out to be a fool.
Correct	This person who I thought was a genius turned out to be a fool.