Which Pronoun should you use for which Noun?

Pronouns are so common in our conversations that we rarely think twice about them.

These are the words that replace nouns. If we did not have pronouns, we would be repeating our nouns, making our sentences clumsy and words repetitive.

Noun and pronoun go hand-in-hand to make the sentences clear and meaningful.

For e.g. We use 'he' to refer to a male gender, she to refer to a female gender and 'it' to refer to things.

But, many of us face problems when we have to use two or more nouns together or individually.

Here, we get you some interesting information on how you should use pronouns to make your sentences grammatically correct:

1. Use plural pronouns while referring to many things or persons (nouns) together

Some of the common personal pronouns making a part of our day-to-day conversation are he, she, it, they, you, we etc..

So, if you wish to refer to many things or persons (nouns) together, then the correct way is to use the plural pronouns like they, their, them, their, themselves.

For e.g. Anna and Rebecca are good friends. They work and play together. They live in Mumbai.

2. Use a singular pronoun if you are referring to a single person

For e.g. Mr. Jackson, my college friend and a lawyer is known for his good judgement.

Here, Jackson is my college friend. He is now a lawyer but if I talk about him, it is just one person that I'm referring to. So, the correct pronoun is "his".

3. Use a plural pronoun when referring to two different people separated by "and"

For e.g. The Coach and the Captain discussed their views about  the new team.

Here, the coach and the captain are two different people so a plural pronoun, "their", is used for them.

4. When addressing to two or more things together using "as well as"

If you are referring to many people or things making use of 'as well as', the pronoun should agree with the first subject or thing among the two.

For  e.g. Martin as well as his colleagues is working hard to finish his project .

The students as well as their teacher are researching their topic for new experiment.

The teacher as well as his students is out to enjoy his meal.

5. When two singular nouns are joined by "and" preceded by "each" or "every" or joined by "either …. Or" or "neither ….. nor"

Very often we refer to people or things in our sentences with words like 'each', 'every', or join them with 'either...or', 'neither...nor' etc. In such situations, make sure that pronoun you use  agrees with the second person or thing.

e.g. Each child and each mother will bring her bags.

Every woman and every man should donate some part of his income for the society.

Either your mother or you have cooked your food.

Neither the employees nor the Manager was in his office.