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- Rich should not look down upon poor. (wrong)
- The rich should not look down upon the poor. (correct)
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- Explanation : When adjectives are used as common (generic) norms, they are preceded by 'the'.
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- Invite she for the picnic. (wrong)
- Invite her for the picnic. (correct)
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- Explanation : If a persona pronoun (e.g., she) is the object to a verb , it is used in its objective form (e.g., her)
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- He and me are going to the movie today. (wrong)
- He and I are going to the movie today. (correct)
- Her and me were eating. (wrong)
- She and I were eating. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'I' is one of the subjective forms and should not be put in the objective form (e.g. me), if it is the subject.
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- Them and I participated in the competition together. (wrong)
- They and I participated in the competition together. (correct)
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- Explanation : The subjective form of them is 'they'.
- Them and I participated in the competition together. (wrong)
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- This should be kept between you and she. (wrong)
- This should be kept between you and her. (correct)
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- Explanation : The objective form of she is 'her'; it is object to the preposition between.
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- I and my wife were declared the best couple dancer. (wrong)
- My wife and I were declared the best couple dancer. (correct)
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- Explanation : If 'I' is one of the conjoined subjects, it comes at the last element of the conjoined noun phrase.
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- Us students have boycotted the examinations. (wrong)
- We students have boycotted the examinations. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'We' is the subject of the sentence and cannot be in the objective form.
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- Why do you always have to come between she and I ? (wrong)
- Why do you always have to come between her and me ? (correct)
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- Explanation : The object to the preposition 'between' is to be in objective form, i.e, me.
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- We thought that you and her would come to receive us at the airport. (wrong)
- We thought that you and she would come to receive us at the airport. (correct)
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- Explanation : The expression 'you and she' is the subject of the embedded clause.
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- What did they present you and she ? (wrong)
- What did they present you and her ? (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Her' is the object to the verb 'present', and will be in the objective form.
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- His girls look just like he. (wrong)
- His girls look just like him. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Him' is the object to the phrasal verb 'look like'.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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