Fill in the blanks.
1I like ............... music.
Wrong!
Use "all" with the uncountable noun "music" to mean music in general.
2You have eaten ............... loaf.
Wrong!
Use "a whole" before a singular countable noun to mean the complete thing.
3Under no circumstances ............... allowed in the pub.
Wrong!
After the negative opening phrase, use inversion: "are children".
4The two sisters are very much ...............
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After the verb, "alike" means similar to each other.
5I was here a year ...............
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Use "ago" to count back from now.
6............... drug is 100 percent safe.
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Use "No" before a singular noun to mean not one.
7I think we should paint the wall ............... color.
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Use "another" before a singular countable noun to mean a different one.
8I am looking forward to being ...............
Wrong!
Use "a grandmother" when referring to becoming one member of that family role.
9He has two children. ............... of them are good at maths.
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Use "Both" to refer to two people together.
10I will be here ............... four o’clock onwards.
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Use "from" with a starting time before "onwards".
11I will phone you when I ............... time.
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Use the present form "have" in a time clause with future meaning.
12I had no sooner closed the door ............... somebody knocked.
Wrong!
Use "than" after "no sooner".
Answers
- I like all music.
- You have eaten a whole loaf.
- Under no circumstances are children allowed in the pub.
- The two sisters are very much alike.
- I was here a year ago.
- No drug is 100 percent safe.
- I think we should paint the wall another color.
- I am looking forward to being a grandmother.
- He has two children. Both of them are good at maths.
- I will be here from four o’clock onwards.
- I will phone you when I have time.
- I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.
