Fill in the blanks.
1. The two brothers quarreled with ……………………..
Each other refers to two people; one another refers to more than two people.
2. We must love ………………………….
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.
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 …………………………..
Object pronouns are common after as and than.
5. Each of the boys ………………………………. given a present.
We use a singular verb after each.
6. He is older than …………………...
7. People starve when …………………………… have no money.
Use they to refer to the plural noun people.
8. I like …………………………… kind of movies.
Use this with kind and these with kinds.
9. I do not like these ………………………….. of people.
Use sorts with these and those.
10. ……………………….. a cloudy day, we did not go out.
11. My handwriting is better than .............................
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 ...................................
Theirs means their house.
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.
