Determiners and Pronouns

Index

Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. Put in commas where necessary.

1) Neither of the books was known to me.
EITHER

2) There are very few good pubs in Cracow.
HARDLY

3) I haven't got cats. I haven't got dogs, either.
NEITHER

4) All the girls were given a present at the end of the visit.
EACH

5) She takes fifteen minutes to walk to work every day.
WALK

6) Stephen is one of my good friends.
A

Test Answers!

ANSWERS 1: DIDN'T KNOW EITHER OF | DID NOT KNOW EITHER OF
EXPLANATION
EITHER + OF + THE/THESE/THOSE/MY/YOURS => one or the other of two.
More Examples:
You can park on either side of the street. V EITHER + OF + THE
~~You can park on either side of street.~~ X

ANSWERS 2: HARDLY ANY
EXPLANATION
HARDLY ANY => almost no; almost not; almost none.
More Examples:
There's hardly any tea left. V HARDLY + ANY + NOUN
~~There's hardly no tea left.~~ X

ANSWERS 3: NEITHER CATS NOR
EXPLANATION
NEITHER... NOR... => to show that a negative statement is true.
More Examples:
Their house is neither big nor small. V IS + NEITHER... NOR...
~~Their house isn't neither big nor small.~~ X THE VERB MUST BE AFFIRMATIVE

ANSWERS 4: EACH GIRL WAS
EXPLANATION
EACH + SINGULAR NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
More Examples:
Each apple is red and shiny. EACH + SINGULAR NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
Each apples is red and shiny. X

ANSWERS 5: FIFTEEN MINUTES' WALK
EXPLANATION
TIME EXPRESSION + 'S/'
More Examples:
My motorbike came with three years' free insurance. V THE APOSTROPHE GOES AFTER THE 'S'
~~My motorbike came with three year's free insurance.~~ X

ANSWERS 6: A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE
EXPLANATION
A/THE/THIS/THAT + NOUN + OF + POSSESSIVE
More Examples:
A cousin of mine called late last night. A + NOUN + OF + POSSESSIVE
A cousin of my called late last night.