Fill in the blanks.
1. She ……………………… her mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
There is no preposition after resemble.
2. Many people died ………………………. cholera.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use from to indicate the indirect cause.
3. You should explain …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I am confident ………………………. my success.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The father divided the money ………………………….. his two sons.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The men quarreled ………………………… themselves.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use among when somebody/something is in a group or a mass of people or things which we do not see separately.
7. We …………………………. Mumbai in the afternoon.
Correct!
Wrong!
There is no preposition after reach.
8. We ………………………… Jammu at 8 pm.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She doesn’t remember …………………………. anything in the room.
Correct!
Wrong!
An ing form after remember shows past time.
10. Let him ……………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a bare infinitive after let.
11. He has been cured ………………………….. cancer.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. This is the road to go …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- She resembles her mother.
- Many people died of cholera.
- You should explain this to me.
- I am confident of my success.
- The father divided the money between his two sons.
- The men quarreled among themselves.
- We reached Mumbai in the afternoon.
- We arrived at / in Jammu at 8 pm.
- She doesn’t remember seeing anything in the room.
- Let him speak.
- He has been cured of cancer.
- This is the road to go by.
