Fill in the blanks.
1. The news ...................... shocking.
Correct!
Wrong!
News is uncountable and is followed by a singular verb.
2. Do you write ..........................?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Her .............................. black.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I bought two .......................... eggs.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The ......................... dying due to a mysterious disease.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He took ............................ at my remark.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. One of my cousins ............................ an architect.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Some of my friends .............................. in the US.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He didn't give me ............................
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I gave ............................. to the beggar.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. This house is built .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The two brothers don't trust ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. The news was shocking.
2. Do you write poems?
3. Her hair is black.
4. I bought two dozen eggs.
5. The cattle are dying due to a mysterious disease.
6. He took offence at my remark.
7. One of my cousins is an architect.
8. Some of my friends work in the US.
9. He didn’t give me anything.
10. I gave a loaf of bread to the beggar.
11. This house is built of stone.
12. The two brothers don’t trust each other.
