Fill in the blanks.
1The cat is inferior ............... the dog in intelligence.
Wrong!
The adjective inferior is followed by the preposition "to".
2When the journalists protested, the minister made no ............... comments.
Wrong!
For additional comments, the correct choice is "further".
3Chennai is ............... from Mumbai than Bangalore.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For physical distance, both "farther" and "further" are acceptable here.
4Rahim is senior ............... all other teachers in the school.
Wrong!
The adjective senior is followed by the preposition "to".
5Will you give me ............... rice, please?
Wrong!
In a polite request with the uncountable noun rice, use "some".
6............... knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Wrong!
The proverb uses "A little" to mean a small amount.
7............... rice we have is enough to feed 10 people.
Wrong!
Use "The little" to mean the small amount that we have.
8............... knowledge of mathematics that he possessed proved very useful.
Wrong!
Use "The little" because the sentence refers to the small amount he possessed.
9My cousin ............... two daughters.
Wrong!
With a singular subject and possession, the correct present simple form is "has".
10Here ............... our leader!
Wrong!
In this exclamatory pattern with a singular noun, use "comes".
Answers
- The cat is inferior to the dog in intelligence.
- When the journalists protested, the minister made no further comments.
- Chennai is farther / further from Mumbai than Bangalore.
- Rahim is senior to all other teachers in the school.
- Will you give me some rice, please?
- A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
- The little rice we have is enough to feed 10 people.
- The little knowledge of mathematics that he possessed proved very useful.
- My cousin has two daughters.
- Here comes our leader!