Unit 6: Rules 101–120 (Tags, Parallelism & Error Spotting)
Rule 101: I am tag
English Rule: I am... usually takes aren't I?
Hinglish: Special tag form.
Example: I am late, aren't I?
Rule 102: Imperative tags
English Rule: Commands often take will you/won't you/can you/could you depending on context.
Hinglish: Imperative ka tag context-based.
Example: Open the door, will you?
Rule 103: Let's tag
English Rule: Let's... → shall we?
Hinglish: Let's ka tag shall we.
Example: Let's go, shall we?
Rule 104: Negative words
English Rule: Never, hardly, scarcely, rarely already carry negative sense.
Hinglish: Extra 'not' avoid karo.
Example: He never goes there. (Not: He never does not go there).
Rule 105: Double negatives
English Rule: Formal standard English normally avoids two negatives for one negative meaning.
Hinglish: Do negatives ek hi meaning ke liye avoid karo.
Example: I don't know anything. (Not: I don't know nothing).
Rule 106: Much/far + comparative
English Rule: Much, far, even, still can intensify comparatives.
Hinglish: Much better, far greater.
Example: Much better (Not 'very better').
Rule 107: Parallelism
English Rule: Joined elements should have the same grammatical form.
Hinglish: And/or ke dono sides same structure.
Example: reading, writing and swimming
Rule 108: Correlative conjunctions
English Rule: Both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also should connect parallel forms.
Hinglish: Dono sides grammatical parallel rakho.
Example: Not only smart but also hardworking.
Rule 109: Not only inversion
English Rule: When 'not only' starts a clause, auxiliary may come before subject.
Hinglish: Inversion yaad rakho. (Not only did he sing...)
Example: Not only did he sing, but he also danced.
Rule 110: Either/or agreement
English Rule: Verb generally follows nearer subject.
Hinglish: Nearest subject rule.
Example: Either Ram or his friends are coming.
Rule 111: Neither/nor agreement
English Rule: Verb generally follows nearer subject.
Hinglish: Nearest subject.
Example: Neither boys nor teacher is ready.
Rule 112: Both/and
English Rule: 'Both' takes plural reference and pairs with 'and'.
Hinglish: Both Ram and Shyam are here.
Example: Not 'both...or'.
Rule 113: Each other / One another
English Rule: Traditional exam distinction: 'each other' for two, 'one another' for more than two.
Hinglish: Traditional SSC distinction yaad rakho.
Example: The two helped each other.
Rule 114: Whose / Who's
English Rule: Whose = possessive; who's = who is/who has.
Hinglish: Whose ka ownership; who's contraction.
Example: Whose book? Who's coming?
Rule 115: Then / Than
English Rule: Than = comparison; then = time/sequence.
Hinglish: Than comparison; then sequence.
Example: Better than; then we left.
Rule 116: Affect / Effect
English Rule: Affect commonly verb = influence; effect commonly noun = result.
Hinglish: Affect influence; effect result.
Example: The medicine affected him. The effect was strong.
Rule 117: Principal / Principle
English Rule: Principal = head/main; principle = rule/belief.
Hinglish: Principal head/main; principle rule.
Example: The principal explained the principle.
Rule 118-120: Error spotting checklist
English Rule: Scan subject-verb, tense, pronoun, article, preposition, comparison, conjunction, parallelism, word choice.
Hinglish: Fixed scan order speed badhata hai.
Example: He did not went → did not go.
GOLDEN SSC RULE: When stuck in error spotting: subject → verb → tense → pronoun → article → preposition → comparison → conjunction → parallelism. This fixed scan saves time.