Fill in the blanks.
1You can take either of these shirts. You can't take them ............... .
Wrong!
Use "both" to refer to two shirts together after a negative verb.
2He believes that he knows ............... .
Wrong!
Use "everything" as one word to mean all things in general.
3............... I have eaten today is a piece of bread.
Wrong!
Use "All" before a relative clause meaning the only thing or things.
4How ............... of these people do you know?
Wrong!
Use "many" with countable plural nouns such as people.
5............... of them are late.
Wrong!
Use "All" before of and a plural pronoun.
6I haven't finished that book. I have only read ............... of it.
Wrong!
Use "half" to mean one of two equal parts of something.
7............... shops were open, but most of them were closed.
Wrong!
Use "A few" to mean some shops, with a positive idea.
8............... of this money is mine.
Wrong!
Use "None" before of to mean not any of a group or amount.
9............... of us got wet in the rain because none of us had an umbrella.
Wrong!
Use "All" because every person got wet when nobody had an umbrella.
10I was sorry ............... that she had lost her job.
Wrong!
Use "to hear" after sorry when reacting to news.
11I really enjoyed my stay here. I am sorry ............... .
Wrong!
Use "to leave" after sorry to describe a sad or regretful action.
12I am sorry ............... you so late, but I need to ask you something.
Wrong!
Use "to phone" after sorry when apologizing as you do something.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You can take either of these shirts. You can’t take them both .
- He believes that he knows everything .
- All I have eaten today is a piece of bread.
- How many of these people do you know?
- All of them are late.
- I haven’t finished that book. I have only read half of it.
- A few shops were open, but most of them were closed.
- None of this money is mine.
- All of us got wet in the rain because none of us had an umbrella.
- I was sorry to hear that she had lost her job.
- I really enjoyed my stay here. I am sorry to leave .
- I am sorry to phone you so late, but I need to ask you something.
