Fill in the blanks.
1Not one of my children ............... married.
Wrong!
With "not one", the verb is singular, so "is" is correct.
2Not ............... bird can fly.
Wrong!
Before a singular countable noun, use "every" in this structure.
3Some of us ............... a new system.
Wrong!
After "some of us", the verb is plural, so "want" is correct.
4There aren’t ............... people who can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Wrong!
With the plural countable noun "people", use "many" in a negative sentence.
5Neither Sam nor his brothers ............... got a job.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "have" matches "his brothers".
6Either James or Peter ............... eaten the candy.
Wrong!
Because both subjects are singular, "has" is correct after "Either James or Peter".
7Not ............... girl who is your friend is your girlfriend.
Wrong!
Before a singular countable noun in this structure, "every" is correct.
8There weren’t ............... participants.
Wrong!
With the plural countable noun "participants", use "many" in a negative sentence.
9We haven’t got ............... money.
Wrong!
With the uncountable noun "money", use "much" in a negative sentence.
10There were only ............... applications.
Wrong!
The phrase "a few" means a small number of countable things.
11I haven’t eaten ............... since morning.
Wrong!
In a negative sentence, "anything" is the normal choice.
12............... people are nice.
Wrong!
Before a general plural noun without a determiner, use "Most".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Not one of my children is married.
- Not every bird can fly.
- Some of us want a new system.
- There aren’t many people who can speak a foreign language perfectly.
- Neither Sam nor his brothers have got a job.
- Either James or Peter has eaten the candy.
- Not every girl who is your friend is your girlfriend.
- There weren’t many participants.
- We haven’t got much money.
- There were only a few applications.
- I haven’t eaten anything since morning.
- Most people are nice.
