Fill in the blanks.
1. Both my parents …………………………… me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after both.
2. Each of my sisters …………………………… me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
3. They all helped …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Use each other to talk about two people or thing; use one another for more than two.
4. The two brothers quarreled with ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I am not as tall as …………………………….. is
Correct!
Wrong!
The subject form of the pronoun is used before a verb.
6. Your need is greater than ………………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
7. That child of …………………………….. has broken my window again.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Both Sam and Manual ……………………………. to be blamed for this.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after both.
9. He and …………………………… are partners.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the pronoun is the subject, its subject form is used.
10. None of us …………………………….. heard anything from him since then.
Correct!
Wrong!
A singular verb is preferred after none.
11. My house is bigger than ……………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
12. It …………………………….. a stormy day, we didn’t go out.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Both my parents adore me.
- Each of my sisters loves me.
- They all helped one another.
- The two brothers quarreled with each other.
- I am not as tall as he is
- Your need is greater than mine.
- That child of yours has broken my window again.
- Both Sam and Manual are to be blamed for this.
- He and I are partners.
- None of us has heard anything from him since then.
- My house is bigger than that of my friend.
- It being a stormy day, we didn’t go out.
