Fill in the blanks.
1I call my mother every ...............
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after every.
2Buses leave every five ...............
Wrong!
In expressions that refer to intervals, every is used with plural nouns.
3They looked at ............... other.
Wrong!
4I have read ............... book on that shelf.
Wrong!
5............... hand has five fingers.
Wrong!
Use each to talk of two or more. Use every to talk of more than two.
6Each of them ............... here.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
7Everybody ............... shocked to hear the news.
Wrong!
8I searched ............... room but I couldn't find my wallet.
Wrong!
9I know ............... of them.
Wrong!
10............... of us has our own problems.
Wrong!
11The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter ............... year.
Wrong!
12I talked to ............... of them.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I call my mother every day
- Buses leave every five minutes
- They looked at each other.
- I have read Either could be used here book on that shelf.
- Each hand has five fingers.
- Each of them was here.
- Everybody was shocked to hear the news.
- I searched Either could be used here room but I couldn’t find my wallet.
- I know each of them.
- Each of us has our own problems.
- The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter Either could be used here year.
- I talked to each of them.
