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 [wptabcontent]134. Confusion  of  gender.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The door is open, please shut her.
Say: The door is open, please shut it.
In English only names of people and animals have gender
 (masculine or feminine).  Inanimate things are neuter,
  and  take the  pronoun it in the singular.
Note :  It's possible to use  masculine or feminine pronous
  when  inanimate things  are  personified :  England  is  proud  of her  navy. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]135. Using the possessive 's with inanimate objects.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Her room's window is open.
Say: The window of her room is open .
With inanimate objects we usually use the
  of structure.The door of the car.
'The leg of the table...The surface of the water.With the names
  of places and organisations we can use either: 
London's streets = The streets of London .
Italy's climate. = The climate of Italy.The
 school's mai n office = The main office
of the school.
Note:  However,  we do say: a day's work , a night's rest,
 a week' s holiday, a pound's worth , etc.,
  especially with  similar  measures of time. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]136. Using the objective case after the verb to be.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: It was him.
Say: It was he.
The pronoun coming after the verb to be must be in the nominative
 case, and not in the objective in writte n composition.However,
 the objective case is no w usually used in conversation:
 It's me,lt wa s him/her/them , etc.
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[wptabcontent]137. Using the objective case after the conjunction than.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: My sister is taller than me .
Say: My sister is taller than I (am).
The wor d tha n is a conjunction, and can only be followed
 by a pronoun in th enominative case. The verb coming 
after the pronoun is generally omitted .
Note: Use the ob|ective case in spoken English.You're much taller than me. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]138. Using  the subject pronoun after between,[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: It's a secret between you and I.
Say: It's a secret between you and me.
Between is a preposition, and all prepositions
 take the objective case after them .
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[wptabcontent]139. Using an object pronoun  before a  gerund.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Him laughing at her was what made her angry.
Say:  His laughing at her was what made her angry.

When we use an -ing verb as a noun.the preceding 
noun or pronoun must be possessive.
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[wptabcontent]140. Using an object pronoun in a double genitive.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: A friend of him told us the  news,
Say: A friend of his told us the news.
We use the double genitive (of + nam e + 's , his, mine etc) when
 we wont to emphasise the person who possesses
 rather than the thing which he possesse. A friend of his 
is simply another way of saying one of his friends .
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[wptabcontent]141. Misuse  of -self forms.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Michael  and myself are  here.
Say: Michael and I are here.
Use the s mole personal pronouns I, you , he , etc ,  if no emphasis
 is necessary. Note :  Use  the  -self  pronouns
  in  two  ways:  1)  for  emphasis:.  She  herself was
hurt,. 2)..  reflexively..  She. hurt. herself. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]142. Using  hisself or  thairselves instead  of himself or themselves.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: They  fell  down and  hurt  theirselves.
Say: They fell down and hurt themselves.

The reflexive pronouns ,  third person , are himself
 and themselves ,  and not hisself and theirselves. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]143. Misuse of noun/verb homonyms.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Becky played a good play of chess.
Say: Becky played a good game of chess.
Some verbs and nouns do have the same form and analogous meaning
 in English: The police fight a hard fight. Heather dreams long
 vivid dreams. If you lie the lie will catch you out! The 
company danced an African dance. However, we seldom use
 the same word like this. Usually we try to avoid it in some way:
 She fought a long battle with them. if you lie you will be
 caught out. The company did an African dance. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]144.  Using the relative pronoun which for persons.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I've a brother which is at school.
Say: I've a brother who is at school.
Only use which as a relative pronoun for animals or things.
 The right pronoun to use for people is who (whose, whom). [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]145.  Using what or which after everything, etc.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: 1 heard everything which {or what) he said.
Say: I heard everything (that) he said.
Don't use the relative pronouns which and what after everything,
 all, something, anything, a lot, (not much), little, or nothing. We can use that
after these words, or it can be omitted.
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[wptabcontent]146. Who and whom.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I saw the woman whom you said lived next door.
Say: I saw the woman (who) you said lived next door.
We rarely use whom in modern English. We still use it after
 prepositions to, by, with, after, on etc. For example,
 The girl to whom you were speaking is Nigerian. We prefer
 to avoid this nowadays by changing the order of the sentence:
 The girl you were speaking to is Nigerian. You can also use
 that in place of who: The girl that you were speaking to is Nigerian. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]147. Using  who,  whom,  or which  after  the  superlative, instead  of that.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: It's the best which I've seen.
Say: It's the best (that) I've seen.
Use the relative that (not who, whom, or which) after
 a superlative It can, however, be omitted.
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[wptabcontent]148. The same as/same that.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Amelia bought the  same bag  that me.
Say: Amelia bought the same bag as me.
After the same we use as unless it's followed by a subordinate
 clause, in which case we use that, or omit it:
 Mr smith ordered the same meal (that) he ordered before.
Note: Sometimes we use that instead of who or which after same:
 He wore the same clothes that he wore on Sunday.
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[wptabcontent]149. Using  who?  or what?  instead  of which?[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Who of the two boys is the taller?
Say: Which of the two boys is the taller?
Use the interrogative pronoun which? for both people and things, asks for one
out of a definite number.
Note: The interrogative pronoun what? doesn't imply choice:
 What's your telephone number? It's also used to ask for a
 person's profession. What's your father? - He's a lawyer. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]150. Who? and Whom?[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Who?
Don't say: Whom do you think will be  chosen?
Say: Who do you think will be chosen?
(b) Whom?
Don't say: Who do you think I saw yesterday?
Say: Whom do you think I saw yesterday?
In sentence (a) who is the subject of will be chosen, do you think is a
parenthesis.  In  sentence (b) who m  is the object of  I saw,  do you  think is a
parenthesis [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]151. Using one  other instead of another.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Please give me one  other book.
Say: Please give me another book.

Another is forme d from  an  and  other,  but instead of  being writte n an other
it's written as one wor d  another.
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[wptabcontent]152. Using the superlative instead of the comparative.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: John is the tallest of the two boys.
Say: John is the taller of the two boys.

Use the comparative whe n tw o people or things are compared. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]153. Using from after the comparative instead of than.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Amy is taller from her brother.
Say: Amy is taller than her brother.

Adjectives (or adverbs) in the comparative are followed by tha n and not by from
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[wptabcontent]154. Using the comparative instead of the superlative.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Cairo is the larger city in Africa.
Say: Cairo is the largest city in Africa.

Use the superlative whe n  more tha n  tw o  persons or things are compared .
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[wptabcontent]155. Using the more instead of most.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: The more people will agree with me.
Say: Most people will agree with me.
Use  most (not  the  more)  when  you  mean  the  majority of.
Note:  Use  the  more  in  sentences  like:  The more I complain,
  the more laugh.. The  more  we  write,. the  happier  our  tutor  becomes. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]156.  Using more good or more  bad instead of better
or worse.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: This one looks more good than that.
Say: This  one looks better than that.

The  adjectives goo d  and bad  have irregular forms of  companson:  good ,
better,  best and  bad , worse , worst . [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]157.  Using home instead of at home.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: In the  afternoon I  stay home.
Say:  In the afternoon I stay at home.

Use  the  phrase at hom e to mean  in  the house. Wit h  such verbs  as come or go
no  preposition  is  necessary: He  wants to  go  home. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]158.  Using from instead of one of or among.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: She is from  the nicest girls I know.
Say: She is one of the nicest girls I know.

Avoid  using  from  in  the sense of  one of or  among . [/wptabcontent]

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