1Each of the four boys ............... clever.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "each" refers to the boys one at a time and takes a singular verb.
2Neither of them ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "neither" is treated as singular in this sentence.
3............... books are lost.
Wrong!
Use "All my" because "all" comes before the possessive determiner "my".
4The two brothers quarreled with ...............
Wrong!
Use the reciprocal pronoun "each other": each brother quarreled with the other. "Themselves" would mean each one quarreled with himself.
5Your need is greater than ...............
Wrong!
Use "mine" because it means "my need" without repeating the noun.
6John and ............... are friends.
Wrong!
Use "I" because the pronoun is part of the subject of the sentence.
7Rahul and I ............... cousins.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "Rahul and I" is a plural subject.
8He is older than ............... am.
Wrong!
Use "I" because it is the subject before the verb "am".
9None of us ............... seen him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "has" or "have" because both can agree with "none of us" in modern English.
10My essay is better than ...............
Wrong!
Use "yours" because it means "your essay" without repeating the noun.
11Every light ............... out.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "every" refers to each light separately and takes a singular verb.
12That boy of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Use "yours" because the expression is "that boy of yours" after "of".
Answers
- Each of the four boys is clever.
- Neither of them was there.
- All my books are lost.
- The two brothers quarreled with each other
- Your need is greater than mine
- John and I are friends.
- Rahul and I are cousins.
- He is older than I am.
- None of us has / have seen him.
- My essay is better than yours
- Every light was out.
- That boy of yours has broken my window again.