Fill in the blanks with appropriate demonstrative, indefinite, distributive or reciprocal pronouns.
1............... must not boast of one's success.
Wrong!
Use "One" with "One" s "to make a general statement about people.
2Both paintings are good, but this is better than ...............
Wrong!
Use "that" to refer back to the other painting being compared.
3............... in our class loves beautiful things; not one student dislikes art.
Wrong!
Use "Everybody" to mean all the people in the group.
4............... was there to rescue the child from drowning.
Wrong!
Use "Nobody" to mean that no person was there.
5............... of them rose from their seats shouting slogans.
Wrong!
Use "All" before "of them" to refer to the whole group.
6I asked several people, but ............... could answer my questions.
Wrong!
Use "Nobody" to mean that no person could answer.
7Did ............... write with my pen when I was away?
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a yes/no question when the person is not known.
8My views are in accordance with ............... of yours.
Wrong!
Use "those" because it refers to the plural noun "views".
9The two brothers love ...............
Wrong!
Use "each other" for a reciprocal action between two people.
10............... of the accusations is true.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" to mean that not one of the two accusations is true.
11All five members of the family quarreled with ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "one another" and "each other" can show a reciprocal action among the family members.
12They praised ............... to gain cheap popularity.
Wrong!
Use "each other" for a reciprocal action between people.
Answers
- One must not boast of one’s success.
- Both paintings are good, but this is better than that.
- Everybody in our class loves beautiful things; not one student dislikes art.
- Nobody was there to rescue the child from drowning.
- All of them rose from their seats shouting slogans.
- I asked several people, but Nobody could answer my questions.
- Did anybody write with my pen when I was away?
- My views are in accordance with those of yours.
- The two brothers love each other.
- Neither of the accusations is true.
- All five members of the family quarreled with one another / each other.
- They praised each other to gain cheap popularity.
