Fill in the blanks.
1Neither side ............... able to win a decisive victory.
Wrong!
Use the singular verb "was" because "neither side" is singular.
2Each of the four boys ............... clever.
Wrong!
Use the singular verb "was" because "each" is singular.
3............... money is lost.
Wrong!
Use "All my" because "all" comes before a possessive determiner in this phrase.
4Let ............... get going.
Wrong!
Use the object pronoun "me" after "let".
5Whoever wins ............... get the prize.
Wrong!
Use "will" because "whoever wins" already acts as the subject.
6My handwriting is better than ............... .
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" to mean "your handwriting".
7Neither you nor ............... seems to be aware of the happenings.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "he" as part of the compound subject.
8That child of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" in the double possessive "child of yours".
9This is mine, and that is ............... .
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "hers" after "is".
10He is older than ............... am.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" before the verb "am".
11Trust me. He and ............... are brothers.
Wrong!
Use the subject pronoun "I" as part of the subject "He and I".
12I like these ............... of books.
Wrong!
Use the plural noun "kinds" after "these".
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.
