Fill in the blanks.
1Both my parents ............... me.
Wrong!
Use the plural verb "adore" after "both" with a plural subject.
2Each of my sisters ............... me.
Wrong!
Use the singular verb "loves" because the subject is "Each", which is singular, even when it is followed by "of" + a plural noun.
3They all helped ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "each other" or "one another" when people in a group help the other people in that group.
4The two brothers quarreled with ...............
Wrong!
Use "each other" when two people do the same action to the other person.
5I am not as tall as ............... is.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" before the verb "is".
6Your need is greater than ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" to mean "my need" after a comparison.
7That child of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in this pattern.
8Both Sam and Manuel ............... to be blamed for this.
Wrong!
Use the plural verb "are" with the subject "Both Sam and Manuel".
9He and ............... are partners.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" because it is part of the subject of the sentence.
10None of us ............... heard anything from him since then.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has" and "have" are acceptable after "none of us" in this sentence.
11My house is bigger than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "my friend's" or "that of my friend" to compare one house with another house.
12It ............... a stormy day, we didn’t go out.
Wrong!
Use "being" to form the absolute phrase "It being a stormy day".
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- Both my parents adore me.
- Each of my sisters loves me.
- They all helped each other / 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 Manuel are to be blamed for this.
- He and I are partners.
- None of us has / have heard anything from him since then.
- My house is bigger than my friend’s / that of my friend.
- It being a stormy day, we didn’t go out.