Fill in the blanks.
1They are ............... brothers.
Wrong!
Use the cardinal number "three" to say how many brothers there are.
2He came ............... in the exams.
Wrong!
Use the ordinal number "first" to show position in an order.
3............... children love ice cream.
Wrong!
Use "Most" directly before a plural noun when there is no determiner.
4............... students failed the test.
Wrong!
Use "Many" with plural countable nouns such as "students."
5Somebody ............... to go.
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Use the singular verb "has" after "somebody."
6Nobody ............... come.
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Use the singular auxiliary "has" after "nobody."
7............... must not praise oneself.
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Use "One" with the reflexive pronoun "oneself" in a formal general statement.
8Many are called, but ............... are chosen.
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Use "few" as a pronoun when no following noun phrase is needed.
9Very ............... people are happy with their lot.
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After "very," use "few" to mean not many.
10............... can join the club if they want to.
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Use "Anybody" to mean that it does not matter who joins.
11............... argument is valid.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" before a singular noun when two things are being rejected.
12Neither ............... to know the answer.
Wrong!
Use the singular verb "seems" after "neither."
Exercise complete
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Answers
- They are three brothers.
- He came first in the exams.
- Most children love ice cream.
- Many students failed the test.
- Somebody has to go.
- Nobody has come.
- One must not praise oneself.
- Many are called, but few are chosen.
- Very few people are happy with their lot.
- Anybody can join the club if they want to.
- Neither argument is valid.
- Neither seems to know the answer.