Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [13]
With an uncountable noun: All of the property is affected.
None of the soup was spilled.
Some of the money was spent.
With a countable noun: All of my shoes are black.
None of the clerks were available.
Some of your friends were here.
Interrogative Pronouns
The interrogative pronouns what, which, who, whom, and whose, as well as those bound with the word -ever (whatever, whichever, etc.) are used to introduce a direct or an indirect question:
Who is she?
He asked me who she was.
Whoever can that be?
We wondered whoever that could be.
Personal Pronouns
The personal pronoun reflects the person, number, and gender of the being or the thing it represents. Each category is made up of distinct personal pronouns:
Person Nominative Possessive Objective
First (sing.) I my, mine me
(pl.) we our, ours us
Second (sing.) you your, yours you
(pl.) you your, yours you
Third (sing.) he his him
she her, hers her
it its it
(pl.) they their, theirs them
Reciprocal Pronouns
The reciprocal pronouns each other and one another indicate a mutual action or relationship:
Jim and Andy saw each other at the party.
They do not quarrel with one another.
The reciprocal pronoun is also used as a possessive:
The two companies depend on each other's success.
The members enjoyed one another's company.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are formed from the personal pronouns him, her, it, my, our, them, and your, to which the combining form -self or -selves is added. The reflexive pronoun is usually used to express a reflexive action or to emphasize the subject of a sentence, clause, or phrase:
She dressed herself.
He asked himself if it was worth it.
I myself am not involved.
They wanted to do it themselves.
Relative Pronouns
The relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, what, which, and that, as well as the compounds formed by adding the ending -ever. These pronouns are used to introduce subordinate clauses that function as a noun or an adjective.
a man who sought success
a woman whom we can trust
an author whose first novel was a success
a move which was unforeseen
a boy that behaves well
give it to whomever you wish
whoever thought of it
pick whichever you want
In certain cases the relative pronoun may be omitted:
The man [whom] I was talking to is the senator.
THE VERB
Verbs have essentially three classes: ordinary verbs of action, such as go, auxiliary verbs, like can and shall, and fundamental verbs like be, have, and do, which can function as both ordinary verbs and as auxiliaries.
The verb has the following characteristics: inflection (for example, helps, helping, helped), person (first, second, third), number (singular, plural), tense (present, past, future), aspect (categories of time other than the simple tenses of present, past, future), voice (active, passive), and mood (indicative, subjunctive, and imperative).
Inflection
Regular verbs have three inflections that are formed by adding the suffixes -s or -es, -ed, and -ing (for example, asks, asked, asking). Most of the irregular verbs have four inflections (for example, sees, saw, seen, seeing). The verb be has seven inflections: is, am, are, was, were, being, been).
Verbs ending in silent -e in general keep the -e when a consonantal suffix (such as -s) is added to the word, but the -e is dropped when the suffix begins with a vowel (such as -ed, -ing):
arrange; arranges; arranged; arranging
hope; hopes; hoped; hoping
However, certain verbs keep the -e in order to avoid confusion with another verb:
dye (color); dyes; dyed; dyeing
but
die (cease to live); dies; died; dying
singe (burn); singes; singed; singeing
but
sing (produce music); sings; sang; singing
If a single-syllable verb ends in a single