Fill in the blanks.
1We had a good ............... of football.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "game" and "match" are natural nouns for one event of football.
2He wants a ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "pair of new shoes" and "new pair of shoes" are natural after "a" in this sentence.
3He enquired about ............... .
Wrong!
The natural formal phrase is "the state of your health".
4The ............... of Chennai does not suit me.
Wrong!
"Climate" refers to the usual weather conditions of a place over a long period.
5He gave me some sound ............... .
Wrong!
"Advice" is the uncountable noun after "some sound".
6The news ............... true.
Wrong!
"Is" is correct because "news" takes a singular verb.
7He has two ............... hens.
Wrong!
"Dozen" stays singular after a number when it means a group of twelve.
8The cattle ............... grazing.
Wrong!
"Are" is correct because "cattle" is treated as plural.
9One of my brothers ............... a doctor.
Wrong!
"Is" agrees with the singular subject "One".
10Some of my friends ............... to join the army.
Wrong!
"Want" agrees with the plural noun phrase "Some of my friends".
11He took offence ............... my innocent remarks.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "took offence at".
12The rich man didn’t give the beggar ............... .
Wrong!
"Anything" is normally used after a negative verb like "didn’t give".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We had a good game / match of football.
- He wants a pair of new shoes / new pair of shoes .
- He enquired about the state of your health .
- The climate of Chennai does not suit me.
- He gave me some sound advice .
- The news is true.
- He has two dozen hens.
- The cattle are grazing.
- One of my brothers is a doctor.
- Some of my friends want to join the army.
- He took offence at my innocent remarks.
- The rich man didn’t give the beggar anything .
