20 Golden Grammar Rules

20 Golden Grammar Rules for SSC

Subject–Verb Agreement
- Singular subject → singular verb, plural subject → plural verb.
  ✅ He goes to school.
  ❌ He go to school.
Each / Everyone / Either / Neither + Singular Verb
✅ Each boy was present.
Plural Subjects Joined by ‘and’ → Plural Verb
✅ Ram and Shyam are playing.
❌ Ram and Shyam is playing.
Two Singular Subjects with “or / nor” → Singular Verb
✅ Either Ramesh or Suresh is guilty.
Pronoun Agreement
- Singular subject → singular pronoun
  ✅ Each of the girls has her book.
Who / Whom Rule
- Who = subject, Whom = object.
  ✅ Whom do you want to meet?
Less vs Fewer
- Less = uncountable, Fewer = countable.
  ✅ Fewer students, less money.
Much vs Many
- Much = uncountable, Many = countable.
  ✅ Much information, many books.
Since vs For
- Since = point of time, For = period of time.
  ✅ I have been waiting since morning / for two hours.
Between vs Among

Between = two, Among = more than two.
✅ Share this between Ram and Shyam / among five friends.

Comparative + ‘than’ → Use ‘other’ / ‘else’
✅ He is better than any other student.
Double Negatives Not Allowed
❌ I don’t know nothing.
✅ I don’t know anything.
Prefer vs Rather than
✅ I prefer tea to coffee.
✅ I would rather play than study.
No Sooner…Than
✅ No sooner did he reach the station than the train left.
Not Only…But Also
✅ She is not only intelligent but also hardworking.
Either…Or / Neither…Nor → Verb agrees with the nearest subject
✅ Neither the teacher nor the students were present.
‘A number of’ vs ‘The number of’