Fill in the blanks.
1. I did it ............................. my own.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct expression is on my own.
2. We went to Greece .................................. a holiday.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I have ................................. my homework.
Correct!
Wrong!
People do their homework. They don't make it.
4. She is ………………………. holiday.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She spends hours admiring ………………………. in the mirror.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the subject and object refer to the same person, the reflexive pronoun is used for the object.
6. Leave the diagnosis ……………………….. the doctor.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ................................. bride looked gorgeous.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here, obviously, we are talking about someone that the listener or the reader knows. Hence we use the.
8. I have broken ...................................... leg.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I walked ............................................ the road.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. They have an apartment ........................................ the sixth floor.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I could eat hardly anything ........................................... I was anxious.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use because before a clause.
12. You ........................................ eat anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. I did it on my own.
2. We went to Greece for a holiday.
3. I have done my homework.
4. She is on holiday.
5. She spends hours admiring herself in the mirror.
6. Leave the diagnosis to the doctor.
7. The bride looked gorgeous.
8. I have broken my leg.
9. I walked along the road.
10. They have an apartment on the sixth floor.
11. I could eat hardly anything because I was anxious.
12. You didn’t eat anything.
