Fill in the blanks.
1............... has arrived.
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Use "Everyone" as a singular indefinite pronoun meaning all the people.
2I have invited ............... them to the party.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "all of" and "every one of" can come before "them" in this sentence.
3I don’t have ............... good clothes to wear.
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Use "any" in this negative sentence to mean no amount or number.
4He is ............... than me.
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Use the comparative adjective "older" before "than".
5This fabric is ............... than that.
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The correct comparative form of "good" is "better".
6This is ............... of the two options.
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Use "the better" when choosing between two specific options.
7He is taller than ...............
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In everyday English, the object pronoun "me" is natural after "than".
8Of all the plans, this is ............... plan.
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Use the superlative form "the wisest" when comparing all the plans.
9Of the two evils, choose the ...............
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The fixed expression is "the lesser of two evils".
10Health is preferable ............... wealth.
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The adjective "preferable" is followed by "to".
11Iron is more useful than ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Use "other metals" or "any other metal" to exclude iron from the comparison.
12She is the ............... of the two sisters.
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Use "elder" in the phrase "the elder of the two" for family relationships.
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- Everyone has arrived.
- I have invited all of / every one of them to the party.
- I don’t have any good clothes to wear.
- He is older than me.
- This fabric is better than that.
- This is the better of the two options.
- He is taller than me.
- Of all the plans, this is the wisest plan.
- Of the two evils, choose the lesser.
- Health is preferable to wealth.
- Iron is more useful than other metals / any other metal.
- She is the elder of the two sisters.