Fill in the blanks.
1. The two brothers quarreled with ……………………..
Wrong!
Each other refers to two people; one another refers to more than two people.
2. We must love ………………………….
Wrong!
Each other refers to two people; one another refers to more than two people. Each other is also possible here in a less careful style.
3. Let ………………………….. buy something to eat.
Wrong!
Let is a verb. A pronoun used as the object of a verb should be in its object form.
4. I am not as tall as …………………………..
Wrong!
Object pronouns are common after as and than.
5. Each of the boys ………………………………. given a present.
Wrong!
We use a singular verb after each.
6. He is older than …………………...
Wrong!
7. People starve when …………………………… have no money.
Wrong!
Use they to refer to the plural noun people.
8. I like …………………………… kind of movies.
Wrong!
Use this with kind and these with kinds.
9. I do not like these ………………………….. of people.
Wrong!
Use sorts with these and those.
10. ……………………….. a cloudy day, we did not go out.
Wrong!
11. My handwriting is better than .............................
Wrong!
Your handwriting cannot be better than your friend; it can only be better than the handwriting (=that) of your friend.
12. My house is smaller ...................................
Wrong!
Theirs means their house.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. The two brothers quarreled with each other.
2. We must love one another.
3. Let us buy something to eat.
4. I am not as tall as him.
5. Each of the boys was given a present.
6. He is older than me / I am.
7. People starve when they have no money.
8. I like this kind of movies.
9. I do not like these sorts of people.
10. It being a cloudy day, we did not go out.
11. My handwriting is better than that of my friend.
12. My house is smaller than theirs.
