Wrong: The association needs the cooperation of all her members.
Correct: The Association needs the cooperation of all its members
Wrong: The Government in her wisdom has decided to change the law.
Correct: The Government in its wisdom has decided to change the law.
The possessive her normally indicates a female possessor. Occasionally it can refer to one certain permanent or important institution that command affection: ones native land. university. mosque etc. Government is not regarded as feminine.
Wrong usage demonstratives
Wrong: Good evening. ladies and gentlemen. In those days. a man did not use a foreign tongue to speak to its people
Correct: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. In the past, a man did not use a foreign tongue to speak to its people
The speaker is someone addressing a gatherinq of people. and first he greets them. In the wrong example he immediately afterwards says, In those days .... . . Only use In those days when some indication of past time has already been given An example My father was born in 1921 in those days communications between one part of the country and another were very slow.
Wrong use of "these"
Wrong: His greed, his boastfulness, his lack of manners- all of these made me dislike him
Correct: His greed, his boastfulness, his la of manners- all this or all these things made me dislike him.
This but not these can be used as a pronoun meaning a total of many different things.
This article was culled from the publications of Deen Communication Limited