Fill in the blanks.
1. Everything ................................. she said is true.
Wrong!
That clauses are common after all, every, everything etc.
2. Nobody .................................. there to help him.
Wrong!
A singular verb is used after nobody.
3. Somebody wanted a drink, ....................................?
Wrong!
We use they to refer to somebody in question tags.
4. Everyone of them ...................................... arrived.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after every and everyone.
5. The thing ....................................... happened next horrified me.
Wrong!
6. ...................................... she did cannot be justified.
Wrong!
What means that which.
7. He is ..................................... the best player in the team.
Wrong!
8. He ....................................... to office but he should be here soon.
Wrong!
Has gone is used for incomplete visits.
9. I have never .................................... to your country.
Wrong!
Been is used for completed visits.
10. Winston Churchill is regarded ....................................... one of the best statesmen ever.
Wrong!
Regard is used with as when it means have an opinion about somebody or something.
11. It is considered ..................................... one of the best malls in town.
Wrong!
12. Considered ...................................... a whole, the show was a success.
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers
1. Everything that she said is true.
2. Nobody was there to help him.
3. Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they?
4. Everyone of them has arrived.
5. The thing that happened next horrified me.
6. What she did cannot be justified.
7. He is simply the best player in the team.
8. He has gone to office but he should be here soon.
9. I have never been to your country.
10. Winston Churchill is regarded as one of the best statesmen ever.
11. It is considered as / to be one of the best malls in town.
12. Considered as a whole, the show was a success.
