Fill in the blanks.
1Neither side ............... able to win a decisive victory.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither.
2Each of the four boys ............... clever.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
3............... money is lost.
Wrong!
4Let ............... get going.
Wrong!
5Whoever wins ............... get the prize.
Wrong!
Whoever wins means the same as 'he who wins'.
6My handwriting is better than ...............
Wrong!
Yours means the same as your handwriting.
7Neither you nor ............... seems to be aware of the happenings.
Wrong!
A pronoun used as the subject should be in its subject form.
8That child of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
9This is mine and that is ...............
Wrong!
10He is older than ............... am.
Wrong!
11Trust me. He and ............... are brothers.
Wrong!
12I like these ............... of books.
Wrong!
Use a plural noun after these and those.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Neither side was able to win a decisive victory.
- Each of the four boys was clever.
- All my money is lost.
- Let me get going.
- Whoever wins will get the prize.
- My handwriting is better than yours
- Neither you nor he seems to be aware of the happenings.
- That child of yours has broken my window again.
- This is mine and that is hers
- He is older than I am.
- Trust me. He and I are brothers.
- I like these kinds of books.
