Fill in the blanks.
1. The boy who does best ……………………. get a prize.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. ‘Who said that?’ ‘………………..’
Correct!
Wrong!
Me is also possible here in an informal style.
3. ………………….. are brothers.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put I last.
4. She is older than …………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Object pronouns are preferred after as and than.
5. My painting is better than ……………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Yours means your painting.
6. The master tested ………………………… could read English.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She asked what ……………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
In reported questions, the auxiliary should go after the subject.
8. I will check ………………………. work well.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. People die when ……………………. cannot afford healthcare.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural noun.
10. …………………… books are worth reading.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I have …………………….. friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Open your book at ………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
The cardinal number should go after the noun.
Answers
- The boy who does best will get a prize.
- ‘Who said that?’ ‘I.’
- He and I are brothers.
- She is older than me.
- My painting is better than yours.
- The master tested whether the boy could read English.
- She asked what my problem was.
- I will check whether the brakes work well.
- People die when they cannot afford healthcare.
- All these books are worth reading.
- I have no friends.
- Open your book at page six.
