Fill in the blanks.
1Each of these colors ............... you.
Wrong!
After "each", use the singular verb "suits".
2............... to the party.
Wrong!
Use "Neither went" to mean not one and not the other.
3All of my friends ............... arrived.
Wrong!
With plural "friends", the correct auxiliary is "have".
4Each of these puppies ............... up for adoption.
Wrong!
After "each", use the singular verb "is".
5Each of these roads ............... to the station.
Wrong!
After "each", use the singular verb "leads".
6Every one of them ............... present there.
Wrong!
With "every one", use the singular verb "was".
7Let ............... get going.
Wrong!
After "let", use the object pronoun "us".
8Your need is greater than ...............
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "mine" instead of repeating "my need".
9None of us ............... seen him before.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has" and "have" can be used after "none of us" in modern English.
10I like these ............... of movies.
Wrong!
After "these", use the plural noun "kinds".
11People starve when ............... have no money.
Wrong!
Use "they" to refer back to "people".
12Somebody wanted a drink, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive statement normally takes the negative tag "didn't they".
Answers
- Each of these colors suits you.
- Neither went to the party.
- All of my friends have arrived.
- Each of these puppies is up for adoption.
- Each of these roads leads to the station.
- Every one of them was present there.
- Let us get going.
- Your need is greater than mine.
- None of us has / have seen him before.
- I like these kinds of movies.
- People starve when they have no money.
- Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they?
