Fill in the blanks.
1. I like …………………… music.
We cannot use every with uncountable nouns.
2. You have eaten ……………………… loaf.
All is not normally used with a or an.
3. Under no circumstances ………………………… allowed in the pub.
We use an inverted word order after negative expressions like ‘under no circumstances’.
4. The two sisters are very much ……………………….
Alike means like each other. It is used in predicative positions.
5. I was here a year ………………………….
We use ago to count back from the present.
6. ………………………… drug is 100 percent safe.
We cannot start a new sentence with not any. Instead we use no.
7. I think we should paint the wall …………………….. color.
Another means an alternative.
8. I am looking forward to being .................................
9. He has two children. …………………… of them are good at maths.
Both is used to speak of two people or things.
10. I will be here ……………………. four o’clock onwards.
We do not use since to measure duration from the point of view of a future end-point.
11. I will phone you when I …………………….. time.
In subordinate clauses, we normally use a present tense with a future meaning.
12. I had no sooner closed the door …………………….. somebody knocked.
We use than after sooner.
Answers
1. I like all music.
2. You have eaten a whole loaf.
3. Under no circumstances are children allowed in the pub.
4. The two sisters are very much alike.
5. I was here a year ago.
6. No drug is 100 percent safe.
7. I think we should paint the wall another color.
8. I am looking forward to being a grandmother.
9. He has two children. Both of them are good at maths.
10. I will be here from four o’clock onwards.
11. I will phone you when I have time.
12. I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.
