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1. Every one of the fish was / were dead.

2. All of the fish was / were dead.

3. Mrs Smith’s dog always lays / lies on that rug.

4. Last year the number of road traffic accidents was / was the number of

5. My money are / is running out.

6. My savings are / is running ou

7. These durians smell awful / awfully .

8.The jury consist / consists of five women and and seven

9. They placed the money in front of them / themselves and started countin

10. The meeting should / was to start at 9.0. but we had to wait for the chai

11. Milk / The milk is so expensive these days.

12. My father has seldom / seldom has time for a cooked breakfast.

13. I've never seen such / such a heavy traffic as there was today.

14.Everyone left quick / quickly when the alarm went off.

15. The neighbours always leave / are always leaving their dog with us whe

16. They're showing "Lord of the Rings" - it / there must be a good film if so

17. I bought these / this trousers at the market.

18. Don't forget to put the verb in infinitive / the infinitive.

19. Only when there is no other seat available can you / you can use this on

20. We drank / drunk the rest of the wine and then went to bed.

21. The only interesting / interesting thing about the talk was the demonstr

22. I had intended to buy a / some bread but I forgot.



23. The customs officer asked which of the bags belonged / that belonged t

24. Angela avoided going / to go dancing in case she met her ex-boyfriend.

25. This winter is terrible / terribly cold.

26. The photo shows the head of the Loch Ness monster raising / rising out

27. It's difficult to understand how he with such rich parents / with such rich

28. If the weather had been better, we had / would have gone swimming.

29. The lecture was entertaining / entertainingly presented.

30. If you should / would happen to get lost, phone me and l'll pick you up.

31. Have you got a / any dictionary with you?

32. The police was / were stopping everyone and checking their ID.

33. What a beautiful / beautiful view you have from your flat!

34.There is a fascinating little / little fascinating curiosity-shop on the corner

35. Somewhere a clock stroke / struck twelve.

36. The criteria / criterion used for selecting applicants are very specific.

37. Which / Who of the new students is going to join my class?

38. John is taking / takes a long time to make up his mind whether to accep

39. There isn’t as much traffic as usual / usually .

40. A lot of water has flowed / flown under the bridge since this variation wa

41. The last three / three last minutes in the film are incredibly exciting.

42. Winston Churchill was in the Liberal Party before he became a Conserva

43. Didn't it rain / Hasn't it rained last night?

44. It / There was something wrong with the water system when we stayed



1. was

Yes, that's correct. Every one is singular, 'fish' can be either singular or irregula

1. were

No, that's wrong. Every one is singular, 'fish' can be either singular or irregular p2. was

No, that's wrong. All of the fish is plural and requires a plural verb.

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2. were

Yes, that's correct. All of the fish is plural.3. lays

eg I laid the book on the table.3. lies

Yes, that's right. 'Lie' is an intransitive verb.

4. the number of road traffic accidents was

Yes, that's correct. There is no inversion here.

45. I've never seen so many / much people in the shops before.

46. On our way to school, we walked past church / the church.

47. She asked me not to tell anyone, and I didn't either / neither did I.

48. She didn’t like the film, and I didn't either / neither did I / I didn't neither

49. Here’s some more money, but do try not to loose / lose it this time.

50. The X-files series is popular because people are fascinated by the myste

No, that's wrong. 'Lay' is a transitive verb and requires an object.

eg I'm going to lie down for a while.



4. was the number of road traffic accidents

No, that's wrong. There should be no inversion of verb & subject here.5. are

No, that's wrong. Money is uncountable, and should not have a plural verb.5. is

Yes, that's correct. Money is uncountable, and should have a singular verb.6. are

Yes, that's correct. Savings is a plural noun.6. is

No, that's wrong. Savings is a plural noun, so the verb should be plural.7. awful

Yes, that's correct. There are some verbs of the senses such as look, seem, taste7. awfully

No, that's wrong. There are some verbs of the senses such as look, seem, taste e8. consist

8. consists

9. them

9. themselves

10. should

eg We are to meet tomorrow.10. was to

11. milk

No, that's wrong. The noun 'jury' is countable and singular, so the verb needs the

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'jury' is countable and singular, so the verb has the

Yes, that's correct. After the preposition of use the object pronoun, not the refl

No, that's wrong. After the preposition of we should use the object pronoun, NO

eg There's a long read ahead of us .

No, that's wrong We could use the perfect infinitive here, but the verb be + to in

Yes, that's correct. The verb be + to infinitive is used to refer to arrangements li



11. The milk

eg Tea is quite cheap here.12. has seldom

eg I seldom go to the cinema these days.12. seldom has

13. such

Yes, that's correct. The noun traffic is uncountable, so we should not use the ind

13. such a

No, that's wrong. The noun traffic is uncountable, so we should not use the indefi

eg It was such heavy rain we took shelter.

There was such a heavy storm we had to take shelter.

Yes, that's correct. This is a general reference, not particular , so the zero articl

No, that's wrong. This is a general reference, not particular , so the zero article s

No, that's wrong. Here has is a main verb, so we should place the adverb before t

Yes, that's correct. Here has is a main verb, so we should place the adverb befor



14. quick

No, that's wrong. The verb 'leave' does not take an adjective complement, so we

eg We walked quickly to the bus stop.

14. quickly

Yes, that's correct. Use an adverb with the verb 'leave'.

15. always leave

Yes, that's correct. This is the normal use of 'always' meaning the same thing eve



15. are always leaving

eg She is always leaving the light on.

16. it

Yes, that's correct. The pronoun is a backward reference to the film.

No, that's wrong. We should use the present simple since this is the normal habit



17. this

16. there

No, that's wrong. Here the pronoun is a backward reference to the film mentione

17. these

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'trousers' is a plural noun.

No, that's wrong. The noun 'trousers' is a plural noun, so we should say 'these tro



18. infinitive

eg For this we should use the present perfect tense.

18. the infinitive

eg For this we should use the present perfect tense.

No, that's wrong. This refers to a specific part of grammar so we should use the

Yes, that's correct. When referring to a specific part of grammar use the definit



19. can you

19. you can

No, that's wrong. We should use an inversion following 'only when' or 'only if'.

Yes, that's correct. Use the inversion after 'only when' or 'only if'.

eg Only if there's a fire should you use the emergency exit.

eg Only if there's a fire should you use the emergency exit.

20. drank

Yes, that's correct. This is the ordinary past simple form of this irregular verb.



20. drunk

eg After I had drunk the coffee I went back to work.

21. interesting

No, that's wrong. The adjective needs a noun headword, so we should use 'thing' t

eg The funny thing is he wasn't there.

No, that's wrong. We should use the ordinary past simple form of this irregular v



Yes, that's correct. The adjective needs a noun headword, so we use 'thing' to re

22. a

eg I'd like a slice of bread.

22. some

21. interesting thing

No, that's wrong. The noun 'bread' is uncountable so don't use the indefinite arti

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'bread' is uncountable so we should say 'some brea



23. belonged

eg He asked which bag belonged to me.

23. that belonged

Make this interrogative and change 'this' to 'which' gives:

In reported speech this then becomes:

He asked which bag belonged to me.

Yes, that's correct. The relative pronoun is not used here as there is no defining

No, that's wrong. Don't use the relative pronoun here as it is not a defining relati

eg This bag belongs to you.

Which bag belongs to you?



24. going

eg She avoids eating potatoes.

24. to go

eg She avoids eating potatoes.

Yes, that's correct. The verb 'avoid' is followed by the -ing form of the verb.

No, thats' wrong. The verb 'avoid' should be followed by the -ing form of the ver



25. terrible

eg It was a terribly stupid thing to do.

25. terribly

eg It was a terribly stupid thing to do.

26. raising

eg He raised his hand to ask a question.

No, that's wrong. Here we should use an adverb modifier for the adjective 'cold'.

Yes, that's correct. The adverb 'terribly' is often used like this as an adjective

No, that's wrong. 'Raise' is a transitive verb and requires an object. Here the int



26. rising

Yes, that's correct. Here the intransitive verb 'rise' is used.

27. he with such rich parents

eg It's difficult to understand how he could end up penniless with such rich paren

No, that's wrong. We should not place the prepositional phrase 'with such rich pa



27. with such rich parents he

eg It's difficult to understand how he could end up penniless with such rich paren

28. had

eg If I'd known she wasn't coming, I wouldn't have prepared a meal.

28. would have

eg If I'd known she wasn't coming, I wouldn't have prepared a meal.

Yes, that's correct. The prepositional phrase 'with such rich parents' could come

No, that's wrong. This is an example of the 3rd conditional where the auxiliary 'w

Yes, that's correct. This is an example of the 3rd conditional where the auxiliary



29. entertaining

No, that's wrong. Here it is the passive verb 'presented' which is being modified,

29. entertainingly

eg He was terribly hurt by your comment.

Yes, that's correct. Here the passive verb 'presented' which is being modified, s

eg He was terribly hurt by your comment.



30. should

eg I don't think I've got the book, but I'll look and if I should have it I'll give it

30. would

eg I don't think I've got the book, but I'll look and if I should have it I'll give it

31. a

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'dictionary' is countable so use the indefinite articl

Yes, that's correct. The auxiliary 'should' is used with the meaning of being very

No, that's wrong. The auxiliary 'should' is used with the meaning of being very un



31. any

No, that's wrong. The noun 'dictionary' is countable so we should use the indefini

eg Have you got a pen I could borrow?

Use 'any' with an uncountable noun:

eg Have you got any sugar?

32. was

eg The police have several suspects.

eg Have you got a pen I could borrow?

No, that's wrong. The noun 'police' is a plural noun, and must be used with a plura



32. were

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'police' is a plural noun, and must be used with a plu

33. a beautiful

Yes, that's right. The noun 'view' is countable, so the indefinite article is used.

33. beautiful

No, that's wrong. The noun 'view' is countable , so the indefinite article should be



eg What a nice view you have!

34. fascinating little

eg That's a nice little vase.

34. little fascinating

eg That's a nice little vase.

Yes, that's correct. We normally place adjectives of opinion before adjectives of

No, that's wrong. We normally place adjectives of opinion before adjectives of si



35. stroke

eg We left at the stroke of midnight.

35. struck

36. criteria

No, that's wrong. We should use the ordinary past simple form of the irregular v

Yes, that's correct. We use the ordinary past simple form of the irregular verb '

Yes, that's correct. This is an irregular plural of the singular noun 'criterion'.



36. criterion

37. Which

No, that's wrong. This should be plural, and the singular noun 'criterion' has an irr

Yes, that's correct. We should use 'which' here with the meaning 'which one of?'.



37. Who

eg I don't know which one of them wrote it.

38. is taking

38. takes

No, that's wrong. We should use 'which' here with the meaning 'which one of?'.

Yes, that's correct. This refers to an action which is still continuing now, and has

No, that's wrong. This refers to an action which is still continuing now, and has no



39. usual

39. usually

No, that's wrong. This is a common expression "as usual", which uses the adjectiv

40. flowed

Yes, that's correct. This is the regular past simple form of the verb 'flow'.

Yes, that's correct. This is a common expression "as usual", which uses the adject



40. flown

41. last three

eg The Korean team got into the last four.

No, that's wrong. Don't get this regular verb 'flow' mixed up with the irregular v

Yes, that's correct. After words like 'last', 'next', 'first' and so on, the definite



41. three last

eg The Korean team got into the last four.

42. a Conservative

Yes, that's correct. Here the word 'Conservative' is a countable noun, meaning a s

eg He is a Liberal MP.

42. Conservative

No, thats' wrong. Here the word 'Conservative' is a countable noun, meaning a sup

eg He is a Liberal MP.

No, that's wrong. After words like 'last', 'next', 'first' and so on, the definite ar



eg There is something wrong with my car.

44. There

45. many

No, that's wrong. This should be the introductory use of 'there', to give new info

Yes, that's correct. This is the introductory use of 'there', to give new informati

Yes, that's correct. The noun 'people' is a plural noun , and must use the countable



45. much

eg There weren't many people there last night.

46. church

No, thats' wrong. We use the article here because 'the church' is just a building.

eg He always goes to church on Sunday.

46. the Church

Yes, that's correct. We use the article here because 'the church' is just a buildin

No, that's wrong. The noun 'people' is a plural noun , and must use the countable q



eg He always goes to church on Sunday.

47. I didn't either

Yes, that's correct. There is no inversion with 'either', and in this case 'either' i

47. neither did I

eg She didn't go and neither did I.

No, that's wrong. This example expresses agreement with an affirmative (she as



48. I didn't either

48. neither did I

eg She didn't go and neither did I.

Yes, that's correct. In this case, 'either' means something like 'me too' or 'also'.

Yes, that's correct. 'Neither' is only used to express an agreement with a negati



48. I didn't neither

This is not usual, although it is used by some people in spoken English as a double n

49. loose

No, that's wrong. These words are often confused, but 'loose' and 'lose' are quit

49. lose

Yes, that's correct. These words are often confused, but 'loose' and 'lose' are qu



50. mysterious

50. mysterious thing

1. Which of the following nouns can be followed by both a singular and a plu

ashes, series, statistics.

Answer

2. Explain the difference in classification between these nouns:

cat, cattle, committee

Answer

3. Which of the following nouns can take the indefinite article?

Yes, that's correct. Here the adjective is used to make a noun following the defin

eg He is always interested in the weird and unusual.

No, that's wrong. Here the adjective is used to make a noun following the definit

eg He is always fascinated by the weird and unusual.



behaviour, knowledge, luck.

Answer

4. Which of the following can be used to refer to both persons and things?

every one, everyone, no one, none.

Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

1. statistics, which can be both U and plural, When it is U it means a science or ac

series is a zero plural C

ashes is plural eg His ashes were scattered over the sea.

5.What is the difference in word class between likely and probably ?

6. The use of some in “He told me about some accident he'd seen” see

7. A sentence beginning “He usually washes his car ” could be completed

8. When does the verb must express the imperative meaning? Consider affi

9. After initial negatives like no sooner , never and only then we use 'que

10. Why can't we say I have read a book yesterday ?



2. cat is C, cattle is always plural, committee is a C collective noun, which means th

3. knowledge, e.g. a good knowledge of English.



4. every one and none.

5. likely is normally an adjective, probably is always an adverb. Likely can be used



7. He is usually washing his car when I walk past his house on a Saturday morning.

6. The rule says that some with this meaning is used only with Us and C plurals - a



9. Only then means the same as not until then.

8. Must expresses obligatory meaning in the affirmative and the interrogative in t



10. The perfect tense is not used to refer to a point in time that is already past o

Choose the correct form or forms.

1. "It's the preposition that does it", the boy said / said the boy to his gram

2. "Is this ticket valid?" the old man asked / asked the old man the boy.

3. "No apples today, thank you", he said / said he.

4. "What now?" the prisoner wondered / wondered the prisoner to himself.

5. Up the rocket went / went the rocket in a shower of sparks.

6. Jane was unhappy and so I was / so was I.

7. Jane asked me to lend her a hundred dollars and so I did / so did I.

8. Jane asked the bank to give her a loan and so I did / so did I.



9. Jane wanted to get that loan without delay and so she did / so did she.

10. Jane wouldn't have survived without that loan and neither I would / woul

11. So grateful Jane was / was Jane for the loan that she gave the bank man

1. the boy said

Yes, that's correct!

1. said the boy

Yes, that's also correct!



2. the old man asked


2. asked the old man

No, that's wrong!



3. he said


3. said he

No, that's wrong!



4. the prisoner wondered


4. wondered the prisoner




5. the rocket went


5. went the rocket




6. so I was

No, that's wrong!

6. so was I




7. so I did


7. so did I

No, that's wrong!



8. so I did

No, that's wrong!

8. so did I




10. I would

No, that's wrong!

10. would I




11. Jane was

No, that's wrong!

11. was Jane




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resent this.

le. We use the article with unit of measurement such as 'loaf' or 'slice'.

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elative clause, but an object of the verb 'belong' in an interrogative form (report

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, NOT to + infinitive .



ts.

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ts.

at the beginning or end of the clause, but not between the subject and verb.

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is used in a perfect infinitive construction.



so the adverb form should be used.

o the adverb form is used.



o you.

o you.

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unlikely to happen .

ikely to happen .



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trike' here, which is 'struck'. The word 'stroke' is a noun.



egular plural form 'criteria'.

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e do not normally use 'who' with the same meaning.

not finished, so the present progressive is used.

finished, so the present progressive should be used.



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rb 'fly' - 'flown' is the past participle of 'fly'.

article comes in front, and numbers follow the words.



tense.

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The article is omitted when the meaning is to go there to worship.

g. The article is omitted when the meaning is to go there to worship.

antifier 'many'.



used for emphasis.

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e . There is no inversion with 'either' but there is with 'neither'.



egative. Double negatives are not regarded as correct grammar, although they ar

different - 'loose' is an adjective, 'lose' is a verb.

ite different - 'loose' is an adjective, 'lose' is a verb.



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article, so the word 'mysterious' is itself the headword and there is no need to u



demic subject.

ms to break a rule. What rule?

with the words “on Saturday mornings”. How could you complete a sent

rmative, interrogative and negative usage, and tense (present and past) .

tion word order'. What is negative about only then? How else could you exp



at it may take a plural verb even in the singular form.



s an adverb in Am E. In Br E, this usage occurs only with very or most, e.g. Jenny



d not with C singulars. Here the meaning is some accident or other.



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r a period of time that is already completed

ar teacher.



d I.

ager a kiss.



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the verb is used in the 'if' clause.



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is no inversion with 'either' but there is with 'neither'.



often used in informal conversation.



nce beginning He is usually washing his car ...?

ress it?



ill very likely (most likely) be there before us.



n the past tense, it does so only in indirect speech (I knew that I must (not) go t



ere alone). Negative must means prohibition.The negative meaning obligatory is e

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