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All or every: exercise

July 6, 2011 B2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
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.
Wrong!
Use "all" with a plural idea after a subject such as "My family" when talking about the members.
5Not ............... birds can sing.
Wrong!
Use "all" in the negative phrase "Not all" before a plural noun.
6............... person made his or her own travel arrangements.
Wrong!
Use "Every" before the singular noun "person" to talk about each person in a group.
7I see her ............... few days.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the time expression "every few days".
8There is a meeting ............... six weeks.
Wrong!
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.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the expression "every day" to mean on each day or very often.

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  1. Every child needs love.
  2. I have written to all my friends.
  3. I have written to every friend I have.
  4. My family all work in education.
  5. Not all birds can sing.
  6. Every person made his or her own travel arrangements.
  7. I see her every few days.
  8. There is a meeting every six weeks.
  9. I have cleaned all the rooms except the bathroom.
  10. You don’t see tigers every day.

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