Fill in the blanks
1These ............... belong to my uncle.
Wrong!
"Cattle" is a plural noun and agrees with the plural verb "belong".
2Neither boy ............... hard.
Wrong!
"Works" is correct because "neither" + a singular noun ("boy") takes a singular verb.
3One of the boys ............... missing.
Wrong!
"Is" is correct because the subject is the singular phrase "one of the boys".
4The stars as well as the moon ............... us light.
Wrong!
"Give" is correct because the verb agrees with the plural subject "the stars".
5He asked ............... we had had our lunch.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" are both correct for reporting a yes/no question.
6The council ............... of ten members.
Wrong!
"Consists" is correct because "council" is treated as a singular collective noun here.
7He knows ............... swim.
Wrong!
"How to" is correct after "knows" when we mean ability or method.
8You must ............... your teacher's advice.
Wrong!
"Listen to" is correct before an object when it means pay attention to something.
9Six thousand francs ............... not much to Roucolle.
Wrong!
"Was" is correct because a sum of money is treated as one amount.
10He was here a moment ...............
Wrong!
"Ago" is correct when counting back from now.
11He ............... for the last ten months.
Wrong!
"Has been ailing" is correct for an illness that started in the past and continues now.
12He is ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "older than" in comparisons. "Elder" is used mainly before a noun ("my elder brother") and is not followed by "than" or "to".
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- These cattle belong to my uncle.
- Neither boy works hard.
- One of the boys is missing.
- The stars as well as the moon give us light.
- He asked if / whether we had had our lunch.
- The council consists of ten members.
- He knows how to swim.
- You must listen to your teacher’s advice.
- Six thousand francs was not much to Roucolle.
- He was here a moment ago.
- He has been ailing for the last ten months.
- He is older than me.