Fill in the blanks.
1What kind of ............... is he?
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After "what kind of", use the singular countable noun without an article: "person".
2Cholera has broken out in many parts of ............... country.
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Use "the" when referring to a specific country already understood from context.
3............... Mumbai was under water.
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Before a place name, use "The whole of" to mean all of it.
4I have just read ............... The Brothers Karamazov.
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Before the title of a complete work, use "the whole of" to mean the entire book.
5I have ............... sore throat.
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Use "a" in the common health expression "a sore throat".
6I was at ............... loss for words.
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The fixed expression is "a" in "at a loss for words".
7What is on at ............... this week?
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For the general public activity, British English commonly uses "the cinema".
8............... has conquered time and space.
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Use "The airplane" to refer to the invention or class in general.
9She doesn't have ............... in the world.
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The idiom is "a care" in "not have a care in the world".
10You should at least make ............... to do something.
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Use "an effort" in the phrase "make an effort".
11I think we are making ...............
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Use "a mistake" when talking about one unspecified error.
12I am certain that he is in ...............
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The fixed expression is "in the right" when someone is correct or justified.
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- What kind of person is he?
- Cholera has broken out in many parts of the country.
- The whole of Mumbai was under water.
- I have just read the whole of The Brothers Karamazov.
- I have a sore throat.
- I was at a loss for words.
- What is on at the cinema this week?
- The airplane has conquered time and space.
- She doesn’t have a care in the world.
- You should at least make an effort to do something.
- I think we are making a mistake.
- I am certain that he is in the right.