1Everything ............... she said is true.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "everything" to introduce a defining relative clause.
2Nobody ............... there to help him.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "nobody" takes a singular verb here.
3Somebody wanted a drink, ...............?
Wrong!
Use "didn't they" as the natural question tag for "somebody" in this sentence.
4Every one of them ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use "has" because "every one" is singular.
5The thing ............... happened next horrified me.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "the thing" in this defining relative clause.
6............... she did cannot be justified.
Wrong!
Use "What" to mean "the thing that" at the beginning of the sentence.
7He is ............... the best player in the team.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "simply" to emphasize that he is the best player.
8He ............... to the office, but he should be here soon.
Wrong!
Use "has gone" because he went to the office and has not returned yet.
9I have never ............... to your country.
Wrong!
Use "been" to talk about life experience of visiting a place.
10Winston Churchill is regarded ............... one of the best statesmen ever.
Wrong!
Use "as" after "regarded" to mean "considered."
11It is considered ............... one of the best malls in town.
Wrong!
Use "to be" after the passive verb "is considered" before this noun phrase.
12Considered ............... a whole, the show was a success.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the fixed phrase "considered as a whole."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Everything that she said is true.
- Nobody was there to help him.
- Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they?
- Every one of them has arrived.
- The thing that happened next horrified me.
- What she did cannot be justified.
- He is simply the best player in the team.
- He has gone to the office, but he should be here soon.
- I have never been to your country.
- Winston Churchill is regarded as one of the best statesmen ever.
- It is considered to be one of the best malls in town.
- Considered as a whole, the show was a success.
