SET 53
1. If he was to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
(b) If he were to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
2. Except for you and I, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy.
(d) Except for you and me, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy.
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I v/s me
please spend a few minutes:
I
I is the first person singular subject pronoun, which means that it refers to the person performing the action of a verb.
I want to go.
This is the one I like.
You and I need to get ready.
Tom and I are going to the movies.
Me
Me is an object pronoun, which means that it refers to the person that the action of a verb is being done to, or to which a preposition refers.
David told me to leave.
He gave me ten dollars.
Between you and me, this is a bad idea.
She needs to talk to Joe or me.
The Bottom Line
This confusion usually occurs when you have I/me connected to another pronoun or name with "and" or "or." I believe that the confusion begins when someone says something like "John and me are ready" and that is corrected to "John and I are ready." The speaker then thinks, "Oh, the word 'and' means that I should always use I." This is not the case. "And" has nothing to do with it; the reason you say "John and I" in that sentence is that "John and I" are the subject. If they were the object, you'd use me: "He told John and me to get ready."
If you are not good with grammar concepts like subject and objects, there is still a very easy way to decide whether to use I or me: try out the sentence with just I or me (or if you need a plural, we or us - "we" is equivalent to "I" and "us" is equivalent to "me."):
He told Tom and (I or me?) to get ready.
He told I to get ready? NO
He told me to get ready? YES
Therefore, He told Tom and me to get ready.
If John and (I or me?) get married, we'll have two kids.
If me get married? NO
If I get married? YES
Therefore, If John and I get married, we'll have two kids.
Just between you and (I or me?), this is a bad idea.
Because "between" needs to be followed by a plural, we'll use "we" and "us" to figure this out.
Just between we? NO
Just between us? YES
Just between you and me, this is a bad idea.
And whatever you do, please don't use a subject pronoun and object pronoun together.
He and I - correct: "He and I are going to town."
Him and me - correct: "She told him and me the truth."
Him and I - WRONG
He and me - WRONG
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please spend a few minutes:
I
I is the first person singular subject pronoun, which means that it refers to the person performing the action of a verb.
I want to go.
This is the one I like.
You and I need to get ready.
Tom and I are going to the movies.
Me
Me is an object pronoun, which means that it refers to the person that the action of a verb is being done to, or to which a preposition refers.
David told me to leave.
He gave me ten dollars.
Between you and me, this is a bad idea.
She needs to talk to Joe or me.
The Bottom Line
This confusion usually occurs when you have I/me connected to another pronoun or name with "and" or "or." I believe that the confusion begins when someone says something like "John and me are ready" and that is corrected to "John and I are ready." The speaker then thinks, "Oh, the word 'and' means that I should always use I." This is not the case. "And" has nothing to do with it; the reason you say "John and I" in that sentence is that "John and I" are the subject. If they were the object, you'd use me: "He told John and me to get ready."
If you are not good with grammar concepts like subject and objects, there is still a very easy way to decide whether to use I or me: try out the sentence with just I or me (or if you need a plural, we or us - "we" is equivalent to "I" and "us" is equivalent to "me."):
He told Tom and (I or me?) to get ready.
He told I to get ready? NO
He told me to get ready? YES
Therefore, He told Tom and me to get ready.
If John and (I or me?) get married, we'll have two kids.
If me get married? NO
If I get married? YES
Therefore, If John and I get married, we'll have two kids.
Just between you and (I or me?), this is a bad idea.
Because "between" needs to be followed by a plural, we'll use "we" and "us" to figure this out.
Just between we? NO
Just between us? YES
Just between you and me, this is a bad idea.
And whatever you do, please don't use a subject pronoun and object pronoun together.
He and I - correct: "He and I are going to town."
Him and me - correct: "She told him and me the truth."
Him and I - WRONG
He and me - WRONG
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SET 53
1. If he was to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
(b) If he were to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
2. Except for you and I, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy.
(d) Except for you and me, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy.
:)
prakash bhai thats the problem...here "you" and "i" are subjects and boy is the object....i cant buy "me" here...plss help//
prakash bhai thats the problem...here "you" and "i" are subjects and boy is the object....i cant buy "me" here...plss help//
my frnd you are getting confused with subjective(nominative) and objective ( accusative) pronoun cases. I, we, you, HE, SHE, it, they [ nominative/subjective]
AND
ME, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM [ Accusative/objective]
- objective goes with objective and same is true for subjective.
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I v/s me
please spend a few minutes:
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BRILLIANT EXPLANATION
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SET 54
In this question a word has been used in sentences in five different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Round
(5) I shall proceed further only after you come round to admitting it.
come around - change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view".
come round change - undergo a change.
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my frnd you are getting confused with subjective(nominative) and objective ( accusative) pronoun cases. I, we, you, HE, SHE, it, they [ nominative/subjective]
AND
ME, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM [ Accusative/objective]
- objective goes with objective and same is true for subjective.
:)
I understand that. I am just trying to say that here the guys who havent brought a gift are not objects. They are subjects like the one's who did bring gifts. Am I seriously wrong somewhere. Thanks a ton!!
OA for set 52:
Sorry for the late reply
1. E
2. B
3. E
4. E
5. A
6. E
7.D
8. E
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. E
Hope this help, answers are open to debate
Sorry for the late reply
1. E
2. B
3. E
4. E
5. A
6. E
7.D
8. E
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. E
Hope this help, answers are open to debate
Set 52:
I seem to have 2 incorrect answers as per OA.
Q4 and Q14.
Can anyone come up with an explanation for Q4. As per my fundamentals, we cannot use direct question form in indirect speech. Please explain.
Set 54
Option 5
sorry puys... BUT PLS HELP...I feel am not so bad at grammar but then i messed CAT2011 with oly 62 in section2. :(
am starting afresh.. Puys one suggestion reqd pls.. is it necessary to go through wren & martin completely to excel in sentence correction???
if not wat shud i do other than practising a lot which i will definitely will be doing? i mean what ground work is reqd before starting practise??
Thanks in advance...
Not to spam the thread i post this
A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.
(A) secondarily, for their failure to
(B) secondly, for their failure to
(C) secondly, that they failed and did not
(D) second, that they failed to
(E) second, for failing to
my frnd you are getting confused with subjective(nominative) and objective ( accusative) pronoun cases. I, we, you, HE, SHE, it, they [ nominative/subjective]
AND
ME, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM [ Accusative/objective]
- objective goes with objective and same is true for subjective.
:)
just wanted to clear 1 thing.....
dont you think that in the sentence "Except for you and I, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy"......
'you and I' are subjects and thus subjective pronouns should be used.....rather than using objective pronouns 'you and me'......
A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.
(A) secondarily, for their failure to
(B) secondly, for their failure to
(C) secondly, that they failed and did not
(D) second, that they failed to
(E) second, for failing to
Is it (E) second, for failing to???
pls tell me how to find errors in the sentences.
A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.
(E) second, for failing to
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rinkal rawat Sayspls tell me how to find errors in the sentences.
it is a combination of good grasp on grammatical concepts, idiomatic usage and phrasal verbs. try to master these with a good amount of daily reading from NY times/guardian etc. ATB
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just wanted to clear 1 thing.....
dont you think that in the sentence "Except for you and I, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy"......
'you and I' are subjects and thus subjective pronouns should be used.....rather than using objective pronouns 'you and me'......
no..i still say it is a form of accusative/objective pronoun..everybody brought a gift except you and me.
:)
A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.
(E) second, for failing to
A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for,
(E) second, for failing to
maintain parallelism
Set 53
1.B
2.C