Fill in the blanks.
1Either you or your brother ............... to pay for the drinks.
Wrong!
With "either... or", the verb agrees with the nearer singular subject, so "has" is correct.
2Neither he nor his parents ............... responsible for your loss.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, so "are" is correct.
3............... did I reach the station than the train departed.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
4............... the police arrived, the rioters backed off.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happened.
5Not only ............... he abuse me, but he also threatened to kill my brother.
Wrong!
After initial "Not only", use inversion with "did" for a past simple verb.
6He is ............... honest nor reliable.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to join two negative ideas.
7We both respect ............... obey him.
Wrong!
Use "and" with "both" to join two equal actions.
8............... being rich, he is very humble.
Wrong!
"Despite" is followed by a noun or gerund phrase to show contrast.
9............... he has a robust body, he is not very courageous.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between two ideas.
10............... he will arrive or not depends on the weather.
Wrong!
Use "Whether" before "or not" to introduce two possibilities.
11............... you sow, so shall you reap.
Wrong!
"As" is the correct first word in the proverb "As you sow, so shall you reap."
12He is not ............... bad as you think.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as" and "so" are correct in the negative comparison "not as/so bad as".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Either you or your brother has to pay for the drinks.
- Neither he nor his parents are responsible for your loss.
- No sooner did I reach the station than the train departed.
- As soon as the police arrived, the rioters backed off.
- Not only did he abuse me, but he also threatened to kill my brother.
- He is neither honest nor reliable.
- We both respect and obey him.
- Despite being rich, he is very humble.
- Though he has a robust body, he is not very courageous.
- Whether he will arrive or not depends on the weather.
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- He is not as / so bad as you think.
