Complete the following sentences.
1............... child needs love.
Wrong!
Use "Every" before a singular countable noun when you mean each member of a group.
2I have written to ............... my friends.
Wrong!
Use "all" before a plural noun with a possessive determiner such as "my".
3I have written to ............... friend I have.
Wrong!
Use "every" before the singular noun "friend" to mean each one individually.
4My family ............... work in education.
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Use "all" with a plural idea after a subject such as "My family" when talking about the members.
5Not ............... birds can sing.
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Use "all" in the negative phrase "Not all" before a plural noun.
6............... person made his or her own travel arrangements.
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Use "Every" before the singular noun "person" to talk about each person in a group.
7I see her ............... few days.
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Use "every" in the time expression "every few days".
8There is a meeting ............... six weeks.
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Use "every" in the time expression "every six weeks".
9I have cleaned ............... the rooms except the bathroom.
Wrong!
Use "all" before "the" and a plural noun to talk about the complete group.
10You don’t see tigers ............... day.
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Use "every" in the expression "every day" to mean on each day or very often.
Answers
- Every child needs love.
- I have written to all my friends.
- I have written to every friend I have.
- My family all work in education.
- Not all birds can sing.
- Every person made his or her own travel arrangements.
- I see her every few days.
- There is a meeting every six weeks.
- I have cleaned all the rooms except the bathroom.
- You don’t see tigers every day.
