Fill in the blanks.
1............... children need love.
Wrong!
Use "All" before a plural noun when you mean children in general.
2............... individual is unique.
Wrong!
Use "Every" before a singular countable noun when you mean each one in a group.
3............... my friends are non-smokers.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"All" and "All of" can both come before a plural noun with a determiner such as "my".
4I have invited ............... my friends.
Wrong!
Use "all" before a plural noun phrase such as "my friends".
5I have written to ............... friend I have.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a singular countable noun such as "friend".
6He enjoys ............... music.
Wrong!
Use "all" with an uncountable noun such as "music".
7............... Mumbai was under water.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"All" and "All of" can both mean every part of a place.
8The ............... of Mumbai was under water.
Wrong!
Use "whole" in the pattern "the whole of" to mean all parts of something.
9I spent the ............... day at home.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after "the" to mean the complete day.
10He lived his ............... life in exile.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after a possessive adjective such as "his" to mean complete.
11The cat has drunk ............... the milk.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"All" and "all of" can both come before "the" with an uncountable noun such as "milk".
12I have just read ............... "The Brothers Karamazov".
Wrong!
Use "the whole of" before the title to mean the complete book.
Answers
- All children need love.
- Every individual is unique.
- All / All of my friends are non-smokers.
- I have invited all my friends.
- I have written to every friend I have.
- He enjoys all music.
- All / All of Mumbai was under water.
- The whole of Mumbai was under water.
- I spent the whole day at home.
- He lived his whole life in exile.
- The cat has drunk all / all of the milk.
- I have just read the whole of “The Brothers Karamazov”.
