Fill in the blanks.
1She is both greedy ............... dishonest.
Wrong!
The correlative pair is "both" and "and".
2God made the country, ............... man made the town.
Wrong!
The conjunction "and" correctly joins two parallel clauses.
3Neither Vijay nor his brother ............... employed.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor," the verb agrees with the nearer singular subject, so "is" is correct.
4John as well as his brother ............... agreed to come.
Wrong!
In this sentence, the singular subject "John" takes "has".
5She ............... came nor called.
Wrong!
The correct correlative structure is "neither" before the first verb and "nor" before the second.
6Twenty miles ............... a long way to walk.
Wrong!
A distance treated as one amount takes the singular verb "is".
7Excessive consumption of fatty foods ............... to obesity.
Wrong!
The singular subject "consumption" takes the singular verb "leads".
8The rise in the price of essential commodities ............... affected lower- and middle-class families.
Wrong!
The singular subject "rise" takes the singular auxiliary "has".
9............... country has its own customs and culture.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Every" and "Each" can come before a singular count noun here.
10The doctor examined ............... patient.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "every" can modify the singular noun "patient" here.
11He has been to ............... continent.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "every" and "each" can modify the singular noun "continent" here.
12He has been to nearly ............... continents.
Wrong!
After "nearly," the plural noun phrase needs "all".
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- She is both greedy and dishonest.
- God made the country, and man made the town.
- Neither Vijay nor his brother is employed.
- John as well as his brother has agreed to come.
- She neither came nor called.
- Twenty miles is a long way to walk.
- Excessive consumption of fatty foods leads to obesity.
- The rise in the price of essential commodities has affected lower- and middle-class families.
- Every / Each country has its own customs and culture.
- The doctor examined each / every patient.
- He has been to every / each continent.
- He has been to nearly all continents.