1The two brothers quarreled with ...............
Wrong!
Use "each other" for a mutual action between two people.
2We must love ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each other" and "one another" can show a mutual action in this sentence.
3Let ............... buy something to eat.
Wrong!
Use "us" as the object pronoun after "let".
4I am not as tall as ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "he is" and "him" are acceptable after this comparison.
5Each of the boys ............... given a present.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "each" takes a singular verb.
6He is older than ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "me" and "I am" are acceptable after this comparison.
7People starve when ............... have no money.
Wrong!
Use "they" to refer back to the plural noun "people".
8I like ............... kind of movie.
Wrong!
Use "this" before the singular noun "kind".
9I do not like these ............... of people.
Wrong!
Use "sorts" because "these" needs a plural noun here.
10............... a cloudy day, we did not go out.
Wrong!
Use "It being" to form an absolute phrase before the main clause.
11My handwriting is better than ...............
Wrong!
Use "that of my friend" to compare handwriting with handwriting.
12My house is smaller than ...............
Wrong!
Use "theirs" to mean "their house".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- The two brothers quarreled with each other
- We must love each other / one another
- Let us buy something to eat.
- I am not as tall as he is / him
- Each of the boys was given a present.
- He is older than me / I am
- People starve when they have no money.
- I like this kind of movie.
- I do not like these sorts of people.
- It being a cloudy day, we did not go out.
- My handwriting is better than that of my friend
- My house is smaller than theirs