1............... people believe in ghosts.
Wrong!
Use "Most" directly before a plural noun when speaking generally.
2Has she got ............... friends?
Wrong!
Use "any" before a plural noun in this neutral question.
3............... key opens the door.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" directly before a singular noun to mean not one of two things.
4............... these answers is correct.
Wrong!
Use "Neither of" before a determiner and a plural noun when referring to two things.
5............... my friends wished me a happy birthday.
Wrong!
Use "None of" before a possessive determiner and a plural noun to mean not one in the group.
6I haven’t watched ............... his movies.
Wrong!
Use "any of" before a determiner and a plural noun in this negative sentence.
7............... turned up for my party.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Nobody" and "No one" both mean not any person.
8I can’t take it ............... longer.
Wrong!
Use "any" in the expression "not any longer" after a negative verb.
9She doesn’t live here ............... more.
Wrong!
Use "any" in the expression "not any more" after a negative verb.
10............... his ideas are complicated.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before a possessive determiner such as "his", both "All" and "All of" are correct. "Every of" is not possible.
11Can I ask ............... questions?
Wrong!
"A few" means a small number of something.
12I earn ............... than I used to.
Wrong!
Use "less" before "than" to compare amounts of money earned.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Most people believe in ghosts.
- Has she got any friends?
- Neither key opens the door.
- Neither of these answers is correct.
- None of my friends wished me a happy birthday.
- I haven’t watched any of his movies.
- Nobody / No one turned up for my party.
- I can’t take it any longer.
- She doesn’t live here any more.
- All / All of his ideas are complicated.
- Can I ask a few questions?
- I earn less than I used to.