Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1She has two children. ............... of them dances well.
Wrong!
Use "Each" with a singular verb when you mean the two children individually.
2We both stayed home; ............... of us was invited to the party.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with a singular verb to mean not one and not the other.
3............... of them have gone to the park.
Wrong!
Use "Both" with a plural verb to refer to two people together.
4............... guest has arrived.
Wrong!
Use "Every" before a singular countable noun.
5............... of them work hard.
Wrong!
Use "All" before "of them" when the verb is plural.
6............... of my children are married.
Wrong!
Use "All" before "of my children" when the verb is plural.
7There are two keys here, but ............... of these keys opens the door.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with a singular verb when two things are both not true.
8............... my possessions are lost.
Wrong!
Use "All" before a plural noun to mean the complete group.
9............... of these doors open to the balcony.
Wrong!
Use "All three" with a plural verb to refer to the complete group of three.
10He injured ............... while hiking yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "himself" when the subject and object are the same male person.
11Your need is greater than ...............
Wrong!
Use "mine" as an independent possessive pronoun after "than".
12............... are brothers.
Wrong!
Use "He and I" because both pronouns are subjects of the verb.
Answers
- She has two children. Each of them dances well.
- We both stayed home; Neither of us was invited to the party.
- Both of them have gone to the park.
- Every guest has arrived.
- All of them work hard.
- All of my children are married.
- There are two keys here, but Neither of these keys opens the door.
- All my possessions are lost.
- All three of these doors open to the balcony.
- He injured himself while hiking yesterday.
- Your need is greater than mine.
- He and I are brothers.
