Fill in the blanks.
1Both my sisters ............... married.
Wrong!
Use a plural noun and a plural verb after both.
2She had a child holding on to each ...............
Wrong!
Use a singular noun after each.
3We should help ...............
Wrong!
Use each other to talk about two people or things; use one another to talk about more than two people or things.
4The two brothers love ...............
Wrong!
5She is not as brilliant as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either him or he is is possible here.
6Your car is faster than ...............
Wrong!
Your car is faster than mine means the same as your car is faster than my car.
7Your essay is better than ...............
Wrong!
8Both Sam and Manual ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use a plural verb after both.
9You and ............... have nothing to fear.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its object form.
10None of us ............... seen him since then.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after none.
11This is better ............... that.
Wrong!
12............... by friends, we lost all hope.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 hers
- 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.
