Fill in the blanks.
1. What kind of .......................... is he?
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Cholera has broken out in many parts of ............................ country.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ............................... Mumbai was under water.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the whole of before a geographical name.
4. I have just read ............................. Brothers Karamazov.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I have ...................... sore throat.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I was at .......................... for words.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct expression is at a loss.
7. What is on at ............................. this week?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. ................................... has conquered time and space.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She doesn't have ............................ in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. You should at least make .............................. to do something.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I think we are making ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I am certain that he is in .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. What kind of person is he?
2. Cholera has broken out in many parts of the country.
3. The whole of Mumbai was under water.
4. I have just read the whole of Brothers Karamazov.
5. I have a sore throat.
6. I was at a loss for words.
7. What is on at the cinema this week?
8. The airplane has conquered time and space.
9. She doesn’t have a care in the world.
10. You should at least make an effort to do something.
11. I think we are making a mistake.
12. I am certain that he is in the right.