Fill in the blanks.
1. The cat is inferior …………….. the dog in intelligence.
Inferior is followed by to instead of than.
2. When the journalists protested, the minister made no ………………. comments.
Further means additional.
3. Chennai is ………………. from Mumbai than Bangalore.
4. Rahim is senior …………….. all other teachers in the school.
Senior is followed by to instead of than.
5. Will you give me ………………. rice, please?
We use some in affirmative sentences and any in negative sentences.
6. ………………. knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little means some.
7. ……………… rice we have is enough to feed 10 persons.
The little means not much, but all that is there.
8. ……………… knowledge of mathematics that he possessed proved very useful.
The little means not much, but all that is there.
11. My cousin ………………… two daughters.
When have is used to talk about possessions or relationships, it is not used in the continuous form.
12. Here ……………… our leader!
Even though an action is in progress at the time of speaking, present continuous tense is not used if it is an exclamatory sentence.
Answers
1. The cat is inferior to the dog in intelligence.
2. When the journalists protested, the minister made no further comments.
3. Chennai is further / farther from Mumbai than Bangalore.
4. Rahim is senior to all other teachers in the school.
5. Will you please give me some rice?
6. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
7. The little rice we have is enough to feed 10 persons.
8. The little knowledge of mathematics that he possessed proved very useful.
9. English is the most widely spoken language in the world.
10. They are having a good time.
11. My cousin has two daughters.
12. Here comes our leader!
