Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner or adjective.
1I have read almost ............... book on that shelf.
Wrong!
Use "every" after "almost" when you mean nearly all the books in a group.
2I have invited ............... friend I have.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a singular noun such as "friend" when you mean all the people in a group.
3She held a flower in ............... hand.
Wrong!
Use "Each" when you are thinking of the two hands separately.
4I have a ............... cold.
Wrong!
The natural collocation is "bad" with "cold" when talking about an illness.
5You must get at least ............... .
Wrong!
Use "a passing mark" to mean a score high enough to pass.
6I am ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "45" and "45 years old" are correct ways to state someone’s age after "I am".
7They delivered a ............... performance.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "splendid" to describe the noun "performance".
8I have ............... money on me.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "money" when there is no direct comparison.
9My dog is ............... human.
Wrong!
Use "almost" to mean that the dog seems nearly human.
10Take the ............... of the two routes.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "shorter" when choosing between two routes.
11She is ............... qualified than me.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective in a comparison with "than".
12She doesn’t talk ............... in class.
Wrong!
Use "much" after a negative verb when talking about the amount someone talks.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have read almost every book on that shelf.
- I have invited every friend I have.
- She held a flower in Each hand.
- I have a bad cold.
- You must get at least a passing mark .
- I am 45 / 45 years old .
- They delivered a splendid performance.
- I have little money on me.
- My dog is almost human.
- Take the shorter of the two routes.
- She is less qualified than me.
- She doesn’t talk much in class.
