Fill in the blanks.
1Some of my friends ............... coming in the afternoon.
Wrong!
The plural subject "Some of my friends" takes the verb "are".
2He did not give me ............... .
Wrong!
In this negative sentence, "anything" is the standard object after "did not give".
3She told me ............... .
Wrong!
In this affirmative sentence, "something" means an unspecified thing.
4I didn’t find ............... there.
Wrong!
In this negative sentence, "anyone" is the standard object after "didn’t find".
5None of us ............... to die.
Wrong!
In formal agreement, "None of us" can take the singular verb "wants" here.
6Each of these boys ............... cricket every day.
Wrong!
The singular subject phrase "Each of these boys" takes the verb "practices".
7Neither of us ............... able to solve the problem.
Wrong!
The singular subject phrase "Neither of us" takes the verb "was".
8Each of us ............... asked to give our version of the story.
Wrong!
The singular subject phrase "Each of us" takes the verb "was".
9Every man gave ............... version of the story.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With generic "Every man", both "his" and singular "their" are acceptable possessives.
10I am not as tall as ............... is.
Wrong!
Before the verb "is", the subject pronoun "he" is correct.
11Neither of us ............... responsible for this mess.
Wrong!
The singular subject phrase "Neither of us" takes the verb "is".
12Each hand ............... five fingers.
Wrong!
The singular subject phrase "Each hand" takes the verb "has".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Some of my friends are coming in the afternoon.
- He did not give me anything .
- She told me something .
- I didn’t find anyone there.
- None of us wants to die.
- Each of these boys practices cricket every day.
- Neither of us was able to solve the problem.
- Each of us was asked to give our version of the story.
- Every man gave his / their version of the story.
- I am not as tall as he is.
- Neither of us is responsible for this mess.
- Each hand has five fingers.
