1............... people supported the project.
Wrong!
Use "Some" before a plural noun without a determiner.
2............... my friends are vegetarians.
Wrong!
Use "Some of" before "my friends" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
3............... them came forward to help me.
Wrong!
Use "None of" before the pronoun "them".
4I spoke to ............... the eyewitnesses.
Wrong!
Use "some of" before "the eyewitnesses" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
5Take ............... the shirts.
Wrong!
Use "any of" before "the shirts" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
6............... the books in the library are missing.
Wrong!
Use "Some of" before "the books" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
7............... the keys open the door.
Wrong!
Use "None of" before "the keys" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
8I spent ............... days with them last month.
Wrong!
Use "a few" to mean a small number of days.
9I drank ............... the milk.
Wrong!
Use "some of" before "the milk" because the noun phrase has a determiner.
10............... us enjoyed the party, but I was bored.
Wrong!
Use "Some of" before the pronoun "us".
11I have invited ............... my friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "all" and "all of" are correct before "my friends".
12............... you have passed the test.
Wrong!
Use "Both of" before an object pronoun such as "you"; "both" alone cannot come directly before a personal pronoun.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Some people supported the project.
- Some of my friends are vegetarians.
- None of them came forward to help me.
- I spoke to some of the eyewitnesses.
- Take any of the shirts.
- Some of the books in the library are missing.
- None of the keys open the door.
- I spent a few days with them last month.
- I drank some of the milk.
- Some of us enjoyed the party, but I was bored.
- I have invited all / all of my friends.
- Both of you have passed the test.