Fill in the blanks.
1............... are not always cowards.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"The cautious" and "Cautious people" are both correct because they can mean cautious people in general.
2The richest ............... not always the happiest.
Wrong!
"Are" is correct because "the richest" means the richest people as a plural group.
3Blessed are ................
Wrong!
"The meek" is correct because "the + adjective" can refer to a whole group of people.
4............... is uncertain.
Wrong!
"The future" is correct because we normally use "the" when talking about this period of time in general.
5............... we know nothing.
Wrong!
"In short" is correct because it is a fixed expression meaning "in summary."
6I must have the terms down in ................
Wrong!
"Black and white" is correct because "in black and white" means in written or printed form.
7I am afraid his situation is going from ................
Wrong!
"Bad to worse" is correct because the fixed expression is "go from bad to worse."
8The unemployed ............... losing hope.
Wrong!
"Are" is correct because "the unemployed" means unemployed people as a plural group.
9The government should do something to solve ................
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Poor people's problems" and "the problems of the poor" are both correct ways to express this idea.
10I am ............... in my family.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"The shortest" and "the shortest person" are both correct because the noun can be omitted when the meaning is clear.
11I can't afford ................
Wrong!
"That big a car" is correct because the structure is "that + adjective + a/an + singular noun."
12............... is she?
Wrong!
"How good a dancer" is correct because the structure is "how + adjective + a/an + singular noun."
Done.
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Answers
- The cautious / Cautious people are not always cowards.
- The richest are not always the happiest.
- Blessed are the meek
- The future is uncertain.
- In short we know nothing.
- I must have the terms down in black and white
- I am afraid his situation is going from bad to worse
- The unemployed are losing hope.
- The government should do something to solve poor people’s problems / the problems of the poor
- I am the shortest / the shortest person in my family.
- I can’t afford that big a car
- How good a dancer is she?
