Fill in the blanks.
1. Both my sisters ………………………. married.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural noun and a plural verb after both.
2. She had a child holding on to each ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular noun after each.
3. We should help ………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Use each other to talk about two people or things; use one another to talk about more than two people or things.
4. The two brothers love …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She is not as brilliant as ……………………………….
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either him or he is is possible here.
6. Your car is faster than …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Your car is faster than mine means the same as your car is faster than my car.
7. Your essay is better than ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Both Sam and Manual ……………………………. arrived.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after both.
9. You and ……………………….. have nothing to fear.
Correct!
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its object form.
10. None of us …………………………….. seen him since then.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after none.
11. This is better ………………………….. that.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. …………………………….. by friends, we lost all hope.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Both my sisters are married.
- She had a child holding on to each hand.
- We should help one another.
- The two brothers love each other.
- She is not as brilliant as him / he is.
- Your car is faster than mine.
- Your essay is better than mine.
- Both Sam and Manual have arrived.
- You and I have nothing to fear.
- None of us has seen him since then.
- This is better than that.
- Deceived by friends, we lost all hope.
