Fill in the blanks.
1. ………………………. my sons can drive.
We use neither of before a noun with a determiner.
2. ………………………….. them was there.
We use neither of before a pronoun.
3. ………………………… answer is correct.
Neither is used without of before a noun without a determiner.
4. ‘I can’t dance.’ ‘………………………. can I.’
5. ‘She can’t swim.’ ‘I can’t ………………………’
Can’t either means the same as neither can.
6. I don’t travel ………………………… these days.
Much can be used as an adverb.
7. I haven’t got ……………………….. time.
Plenty of is mainly used in affirmative clauses.
8. She has got ……………………………. women friends but she doesn’t know ………………….. men.
Many is mainly used in negative and interrogative sentences. In affirmative clauses we prefer plenty of or a lot of.
9. You haven’t eaten ………………………….
10. …………………………. cheese is made from cow milk.
We use most before a noun without a determiner.
11. …………………………… my friends are non-smokers.
We use most of before a noun with a determiner.
12. I won’t pass the exam. I could not answer ………………………….. the questions.
Answers
1. Neither of my sons can drive.
2. Neither of them was there.
3. Neither answer is correct.
4. ‘I can’t dance.’ ‘Neither can I.’
5. ‘She can’t swim.’ ‘I can’t either.’
6. I don’t travel much these days.
7. I haven’t got much time.
8. She has got a lot of women friends but she doesn’t know many men.
9. You haven’t eaten much.
10. Most cheese is made from cow milk.
11. Most of my friends are non-smokers.
12. I won’t pass the exam. I could not answer many of the questions.
