1She writes better ............... anybody I know.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative adverb "better".
2I have hardly been ............... since June.
Wrong!
Use "anywhere" after the negative adverb "hardly".
3I have ............... met the President.
Wrong!
Use "never" to make the sentence negative in meaning: "I have never met the President."
4Have you ............... spoken to them?
Wrong!
Use "ever" in questions about life experience.
5It is difficult to understand ............... he says.
Wrong!
Use "anything" after the negative idea in "difficult".
6The doctors went on strike, but ............... the nurses.
Wrong!
Use "not" to contrast the nurses with the doctors: "not the nurses".
7............... nurses went on strike.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "No" and "Not any" can mean that zero nurses went on strike.
8............... you say, I will always trust him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "No matter what" and "Whatever" mean that the speaker's trust will not change.
9Wake me when you arrive, ............... late it is.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "no matter how" and "however" can introduce the adjective "late".
10She is ............... a great singer than I am.
Wrong!
Use "no more" before the noun phrase "a great singer" in this comparison.
11It takes ............... to get to her house.
Wrong!
Use "a long time" as the object after "takes".
12You look ...............; what is the matter?
Wrong!
Use the adjective "angry" after the linking verb "look".
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.
- No matter what / Whatever you say, I will always trust him.
- Wake me when you arrive, no matter how / however 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?
