Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1............... I will never talk to you again.
Wrong!
Use "Either you apologize to me, or" to show two alternatives, one of which is the consequence.
2There are two nice hotels here. We can stay at ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "either" to mean one of two possible hotels.
3There are several good hotels here. You can stay at ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "any" when choosing one from more than two possible hotels.
4She has acted in two films. I haven't seen ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one and not the other of two films.
5We tried two hotels. ............... of them had any rooms. Both were full.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" to mean not one and not the other of two hotels.
6We tried many hotels. ............... They were all full.
Wrong!
Use "None of them had any rooms." because all the hotels were full.
7What day is it today, the 18th or the 19th? ............... It is the 20th.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" because today is not the 18th and not the 19th.
8He ............... said hello nor smiled.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to join two negative actions.
9He is ill. He has to take medicine ............... 4 hours.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a plural time expression to show regular intervals.
10The Olympic Games take place ............... 4 years.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a plural time expression to show how often something happens.
11They live near a busy airport. A plane flies over their house ............... 10 minutes.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a plural time expression to show repeated frequency.
12The police searched the ............... neighborhood, but they could not find the missing child.
Wrong!
Use "whole" before a singular count noun to mean complete or entire.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Either you apologize to me, or I will never talk to you again.
- There are two nice hotels here. We can stay at either of them.
- There are several good hotels here. You can stay at any of them.
- She has acted in two films. I haven’t seen either of them.
- We tried two hotels. Neither of them had any rooms. Both were full.
- We tried many hotels. None of them had any rooms. They were all full.
- What day is it today, the 18th or the 19th? Neither It is the 20th.
- He neither said hello nor smiled.
- He is ill. He has to take medicine every 4 hours.
- The Olympic Games take place every 4 years.
- They live near a busy airport. A plane flies over their house every 10 minutes.
- The police searched the whole neighborhood, but they could not find the missing child.
