Complete the following sentences.
1I see her ...............
Wrong!
Use "every day" to mean each day.
2Buses run ............... quarter of an hour.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a singular time expression such as "quarter of an hour".
3............... children need love.
Wrong!
Use "All" before a plural noun when speaking generally.
4We were dealing with ............... sorts of problems.
Wrong!
Use "all" in the fixed expression "all sorts of".
5I tried ............... trick in the book, but I couldn’t get things up and running.
Wrong!
Use "every" with the singular noun in "every trick in the book".
6I have read ............... of her books.
Wrong!
Use "all" before "of" in "all of her books".
7I have seen ............... films he has made.
Wrong!
Use "all the" before a plural noun followed by a defining clause.
8The cleaning took me ............... day to finish.
Wrong!
Use "all" in "all day" to mean the whole day.
Answers
- I see her every day
- Buses run every quarter of an hour.
- All children need love.
- We were dealing with all sorts of problems.
- I tried every trick in the book, but I couldn’t get things up and running.
- I have read all of her books.
- I have seen all the films he has made.
- The cleaning took me all day to finish.
