There are two types of questions in this exercise. The first type asks you to select the grammatically correct version from among the given options. The second type of questions are fill-ups.
1Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Wrong!
Use "a small salary" to describe a low amount of pay with the countable noun "salary".
2Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Wrong!
Use "He is the cleverer of the two" when comparing exactly two people.
3Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Wrong!
Use "He is the cleverest of the three" when comparing one person with a group of three.
4People often spend ............... leisure time in cinemas.
Wrong!
Use "their" because "people" is plural.
5............... losing hope.
Wrong!
Use "The jobless are" because "the jobless" means jobless people as a group.
Answers
- Which sentence is grammatically correct? — He gets a small salary.
- Which sentence is grammatically correct? — He is the cleverer of the two.
- Which sentence is grammatically correct? — He is the cleverest of the three.
- People often spend their leisure time in cinemas.
- The jobless are losing hope.
