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English Grammar›Ch 12: Error Spotting & Improvement›Error Spotting: Nouns and Pronouns

12.1

Error Spotting: Nouns and Pronouns

5 min

Master Noun number, Uncountables, and Pronoun cases for SSC exams.

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The Golden Rule of Concord

Uncountable nouns like advice and luggage never take a plural 's'. Always use 'one's' with 'one' and ensure 'either/neither' take singular pronouns.

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Why this matters?

  • High frequency in SSC CGL, CHSL, and MTS exams.
  • Quick scoring section: takes less than 10 seconds per question.
  • Fundamental for Sentence Improvement and Fillers too.

Memory Shortcuts

  • U-No-S: Uncountable means No 's' at the end.
  • One-One's: 'One' is a lonely subject, it only likes 'one's'.
  • Either/Neither = Single: Treat them like a single person.
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Pronoun Case Chart

SubjectiveObjectivePossessive
IMeMy/Mine
HeHimHis
OneOneOne's
TheyThemTheir
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Visualizing Singular Uncountables

Furniture

(Never Furnitures)

Furniture: Never Furnitures

Never Furnitures

The furniture is old.

Advice

(Always Singular)

Advice: Always Singular

Always Singular

He gave me advice.

Each

(Refers to One)

Each: Refers to One

Refers to One

Each has his pen.

Luggage

(No plural form)

Luggage: No plural form

No plural form

My luggage is heavy.

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The Examiner's Traps

He gave me many advices.He gave me much advice.

Advice is uncountable; use 'much' or 'pieces of' not 'many'.

One should do his work.One should do one's work.

'One' must be followed by 'one's' in the possessive case.

Neither of the two brothers have come.Neither of the two brothers has come.

'Neither' is singular and requires a singular verb 'has'.

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Check Your Accuracy

Q1.Identify the error: The sceneries (A) / of Kashmir (B) / are very (C) / enchanting (D).

Q2.Identify the error: One should (A) / be true to (B) / his word (C) / in all circumstances (D).

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