Fill in the blanks.
1He and ............... are cousins.
Wrong!
Use "I" because it is part of the compound subject.
2He is older than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "I" and "me" are acceptable after "than" in this comparison.
3None of us ............... seen him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has" and "have" can be used with "none of us" in modern English.
4My garden is more beautiful than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"My friend's garden" and "that of my friend" correctly compare one garden with another; "my friend" would compare a garden with a person.
5I like ............... kind of movie.
Wrong!
Use "this" because "kind" is singular.
6He ............... poor, I helped him.
Wrong!
Use "being" to form the absolute phrase "He being poor".
7I do not trust ............... sort of people.
Wrong!
Use "this" because "sort" is singular.
8Believe me, ............... are brothers.
Wrong!
Use "he and I" because the phrase is the subject of "are".
9............... a rainy day, we did not go out.
Wrong!
Use "It being" to form an absolute phrase meaning "because it was".
10Everyone ............... to gain name and fame.
Wrong!
Use "wants" because "everyone" takes a singular verb.
11I have no friends ............... I can trust.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"That", "whom", and "who" can refer to people as the object of "trust".
12Hercules was ............... than any other man.
Wrong!
Use "stronger" because a comparative adjective is needed before "than".
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Answers
- He and I are cousins.
- He is older than I / me.
- None of us has / have seen him.
- My garden is more beautiful than my friend’s garden / that of my friend.
- I like this kind of movie.
- He being poor, I helped him.
- I do not trust this sort of people.
- Believe me, he and I are brothers.
- It being a rainy day, we did not go out.
- Everyone wants to gain name and fame.
- I have no friends that / whom / who I can trust.
- Hercules was stronger than any other man.