Fill in the blanks.
1He and ............... are cousins.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its subject form.
2He is older than ...............
Wrong!
Either could be used here; however, the object pronoun is preferred.
3None of us ............... seen him.
Wrong!
A singular verb is preferred after none.
4My garden is more beautiful than ...............
Wrong!
A garden cannot be more beautiful than a person.
5I like ............... kind of movies.
Wrong!
Use this and that with kind, sort and type. Use these and those with kinds, sorts and types.
6He ............... poor, I helped him.
Wrong!
He being poor means the same as 'as he was poor'.
7I do not trust ............... sort of people.
Wrong!
8Believe me ............... are brothers.
Wrong!
Pronouns used as the subject of a verb should be in their subject form.
9............... a rainy day, we did not go out.
Wrong!
It being a rainy day means the same as 'as it was a rainy day'.
10Everyone ............... to gain name and fame.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after everyone.
11I have no friends ............... I can trust.
Wrong!
That can replace whom in identifying relative clauses.
12Hercules was ............... than any other man.
Wrong!
Stronger is the comparative form of strong.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He and I are cousins.
- He is older than me
- None of us has seen him.
- My garden is more beautiful than that of my friend
- I like this kind of movies.
- 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 Either could be used here I can trust.
- Hercules was stronger than any other man.
