1She writes better ............... anybody I know.
Wrong!
Better is a comparative word. It is followed by than.
2I have hardly been ............... since June.
Wrong!
Non-assertive words like any, anywhere, anywhere are more common after negative expressions like hardly etc.
3I have ............... met the President.
Wrong!
Never is used in statements.
4Have you ............... spoken to them?
Wrong!
Ever is used in questions.
5It is difficult to understand ............... he says.
Wrong!
Non-assertive words like anybody and anything are mainly used with words expressing a negative kind of meaning.
6The doctors went on strike, but ............... the nurses.
Wrong!
To make a word, expression or clause negative, we use not.
7............... nurses went on strike.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
No can mean not any.
8............... you say, I will always trust him.
Wrong!
9Wake me when you arrive, ............... late it is.
Wrong!
10She is ............... a great singer than I am.
Wrong!
11It takes ............... to get to her house.
Wrong!
In affirmatives we usually use a long time.
12You look ............... What is the matter?
Wrong!
Look is a copular verb. It is followed by an adjective.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She writes better than anybody I know.
- I have hardly been anywhere since June.
- I have never met the President.
- Have you ever spoken to them?
- It is difficult to understand anything he says.
- The doctors went on strike, but not the nurses.
- No/Not any nurses went on strike.
- Either could be used here you say, I will always trust him.
- Wake me when you arrive, Either could be used here late it is.
- She is no more a great singer than I am.
- It takes a long time to get to her house.
- You look angry What is the matter?
