Pronouns: Distributive Pronouns

Pronouns: Distributive Pronouns : Difficulty Level: Easy–Moderate


What are Distributive Pronouns ?


Distributive Pronouns are pronouns that refer to persons or things one at a time, not together as a group.
They emphasize individual members of a group.


Common Distributive Pronouns: each , either , neither


They are always singular and take singular verbs.


Word Box: each, either, neither


Ans:



  1. Each of the boys won the race. Each = āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻœāĻ¨ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻž

  2. Did either of you attend the meeting ? Either = āĻĻā§āĻœāĻ¨ā§° āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻœāĻ¨

  3. Either of the books is missing. (two books)  āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒā§° āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻ‡

  4. Either option is good. āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻŋāĻ•

  5. Each of them was late. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻœāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻĻā§‡ā§°āĻŋ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛

  6. Neither of us can solve the problem. āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§‹āĻ

  7. Either movie was interesting. āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§‡āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻž

  8. Either pen will work; both are fine. āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ•āĻ˛āĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§°āĻŋāĻŦ

  9. Each of the cakes is delicious. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•ā§‡āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§

  10. Neither of them knew the answer. āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹ā§°ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛

  11. Neither of my parents is a doctor.  āĻŽā§‹ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ƒ-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ƒā§° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻŸā§° āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ

  12. Either side of the coin has a head. āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡


Exam Rules: Distributive Pronouns (HSLC / SSC)


Distributive Pronouns are used to refer to persons or things one by one, not together.
They always consider individual members separately.


Types of Distributive Pronouns


1. Each : 1. Refers to every one separately. 2. Can be used for two or more than two.


Ex: Correct :  Each of the students is present. Wrong : Each of the students are present.


2. Either: 1. Means one of two 2. Choice between two persons or things


Ex: Either of the two answers is correct.


3. Neither: 1. Means not one and not the other. 2. Refers to none of the two


Ex: Neither of the boys is absent.


Rule Explained (By Points)


Each : 1. Refers to every person or thing one by one 2. Always used with a singular verb


Correct :  Each of the students is present. Wrong : Each of the students are present.


Either: 1. Means one of two 2. Takes a singular verb


Correct: Either of the answers is correct. Wrong : Either of the answers are correct.


Neither : Means not one and not the other (of two). Always takes a singular verb


Correct : Neither of the boys is late. Wrong : Neither of the boys are late.


Exam Tip: Each = every one → Singular , Either = one of two → Singular , Neither = none of two → Singular


Remember: Each / Either / Neither + Singular Verb


Distributive Pronouns ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°


1. Each : 1. āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻœāĻ¨ / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§ƒāĻĨāĻ•ā§‡, 2. āĻĻā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ¤āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ…āĻ§āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§‹ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ


āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Correct : Each of the students is present. Wrong : Each of the students are present.


2. Either : āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡: āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻœā§° āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻž. āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:  Either of the answers is correct.


3. Neither : āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡: āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻžāĻ“ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ. āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Neither of the boys is absent.


Verb Rule :  Each / Either / Neither ā§° āĻ¸ā§ˆāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ Singular Verb āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ


 Memory Trick (āĻ¸āĻšāĻœāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ˆ) : Each = āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻœāĻ¨ , Either = āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻœā§° āĻāĻŸāĻž , Neither = āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‹ āĻāĻŸāĻžāĻ“ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ