1Everything ............... she did was foolish.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "everything" to introduce the defining relative clause.
2............... he said made no sense to me.
Wrong!
Use "What" to mean "the thing that" as the subject of the sentence.
3Everybody ............... there except James.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "everybody" takes a singular verb in the past tense.
4............... people have ever seen her laugh.
Wrong!
Use "Few" to mean almost no people in this negative-sounding sentence.
5I haven't bought you ...............
Wrong!
Use "anything" in a negative sentence with "haven't".
6I have hardly been ............... since Easter.
Wrong!
Use "anywhere" after the negative adverb "hardly".
7She sings better ............... anybody I know.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative word "better".
8............... surprisingly, he failed the test.
Wrong!
Use "Not" before "surprisingly" to make the comment negative.
9I phoned, but there was ............... answer.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a noun to mean "not any".
10I hate the thought ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "of leaving" after the noun "thought" in this expression.
11It is difficult to understand ............... he says.
Wrong!
Use "anything" after "difficult" when the meaning is general and non-specific.
12The main reason ............... I don't believe her is this.
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Use "why" after "the reason" to introduce the explanation.
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- Everything that she did was foolish.
- What he said made no sense to me.
- Everybody was there except James.
- Few people have ever seen her laugh.
- I haven’t bought you anything.
- I have hardly been anywhere since Easter.
- She sings better than anybody I know.
- Not surprisingly, he failed the test.
- I phoned, but there was no answer.
- I hate the thought of leaving you.
- It is difficult to understand anything he says.
- The main reason why I don’t believe her is this.