Fill in the blanks.
1"I haven't got a ticket." "............... have I."
Wrong!
Use "Neither" to agree with a negative statement.
2You are ............... generous.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective to mean a high degree.
3Start at once so that you ............... there by noon.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "reach" and "will reach" can follow "so that" to talk about a future result.
4I want to stay for ............... two weeks.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a number to mean an additional amount.
5I visit my parents every ...............
Wrong!
Use "two months" after "every" to talk about frequency.
6My ............... sent to Paris by mistake.
Wrong!
Use "baggage was" because "baggage" is an uncountable singular noun.
7Alice and James ............... going to be late.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "Alice and James" is a plural subject.
8The Prime Minister, as well as his ministers, ............... tough financial measures.
Wrong!
Use "wants" because the verb agrees with "The Prime Minister," not the phrase after "as well as."
9Ten people lost ............... in the accident.
Wrong!
Use "their lives" because the subject is plural.
10A number of people ............... to buy cars.
Wrong!
Use "want" because "a number of people" takes a plural verb.
11Two thousand dollars ............... a large sum.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "two thousand dollars" is treated as one amount here.
12The team ............... going to lose.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "is" and "are" are acceptable with the collective noun "team" here.
Answers
- “I haven’t got a ticket.” “Neither have I.”
- You are so generous.
- Start at once so that you reach / will reach there by noon.
- I want to stay for another two weeks.
- I visit my parents every two months.
- My baggage was sent to Paris by mistake.
- Alice and James are going to be late.
- The Prime Minister, as well as his ministers, wants tough financial measures.
- Ten people lost their lives in the accident.
- A number of people want to buy cars.
- Two thousand dollars is a large sum.
- The team is / are going to lose.
