Common Pronoun Errors happen a lot in English. They can make sentences confusing. For example, using ‘they’ for one person or ‘he/she’ when we don’t know if it’s a boy or girl. These mistakes mess up what we mean to say. This post talks about Pronoun Errors so you can avoid them and make your writing clear.
Common Pronoun Errors
| 1 | He called at mine house yesterday.  He called at my house yesterday. |
| 2 | I am, yours sincerely, etc. I am, yours sincerely, etc. |
| 3 | This is mine book. This is my book. |
| 4 | One should do his duty well. One should do one’s duty well. |
| 5 | Everyone should do one’s duty well. Everyone should do his duty well. |
| 6 | They are enjoying. They are enjoying themselves. |
| 7 | He availed of the opportunity. He availed himself of the opportunity. |
| 8 | He overate yesterday. He overate himself yesterday. |
| 9 | Yours letter of the 10th instant to hand. Your letter of the 10th instant to hand. |
| 10 | I cannot endure his separation. I cannot endure separation from him. |
| 11 | I want his reply by return of post. I want a reply from him by return of post. |
| 12 | Let you and I do it. Let you and me do it. |
| 13 | It is him who did it. It is he who did it. |
| 14 | Such men who work hard succeed in life. Such men as work hard succeed in life. |
| 15 | This is the same book which I bought yesterday. This is the same hook as (or, that) / bought yesterday. |
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