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Instructions
Click on the words at the bottom and drag them into the empty boxes of the sentence to complete it. When more than one solution is possible, always CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.
EVERY
It is used before a singular noun, and needs a singular verb
Every day is different (not: every days are different)
Every child was sleeping
negative:
Not every child was sleeping, two of them were talking But if we use a pronoun or possessive with EVERY, we normally use it in the plural (especially when talking about people including both sexes)
Every student took their book and went away (...took his/her book... is very formal)
I can't phone every person in town to tell them the news
Suddenly, every child woke up and they all started to cry
but if it's only male or female: Every woman must fight for her children (or: their children)
The same is true for compounds with EVERY: everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere
Everybody is free to do it or not
I talked to everyone to convince them that they should help
Everything was clear to me
I looked for my dog everywhere, but couldn't find him
EVERY vs ALL
The meaning is basically the same, but they use different structures
Every is = All are
Every child needs love = All children need love
Every light was out = All the lights were out
We don't use EVERY in front of articles, possessives or demonstratives, or with uncountable nouns
- All the birds flew away (not: every the birds)
- I've written to all my friends (not: to every my friends)
- All those people were looking for a restaurant (not: every those people)
- I like all music (not: every music) If we only talk about two people or things, we use BOTH
- I have three sons. They all have a car
- I have two sons. They both have a car
- We both need a break
As a subject, BOTH goes in "mid-position" (before normal verbs, after special verbs: modals and auxiliaries)
- we're both Spanish
- we both work here
Items
| Gapped text | Items |
|---|---|
| Every ______________________ had a different colour | flowers / flower |
| Everybody ______________________ this song | like / likes |
| Every ______________________ fantastic | day was / days were |
| Everything ______________________ destroyed during the hurricane | was / were |
| We bought a toy for every ______________________ | child / chidren |
| Where have you been? I've been looking for you ______________________ | everywhere / every place / every places / every where |
| Every ______________________ a title | book has / books have |
| Not everybody ______________________ happy with the new law | were / was |
| Not every animal ______________________ a name | have / has |
| Everybody's downstairs waiting for you. Go and talk to ______________________. | her / them / him |
| Every boy has a box, but ______________________ are all empty | their boxes / his box |
| Every man tries to protect ______________________ family | their / his |
| Every person tries to protect ______________________ family | her / his / their |
| Every ______________________ you showed me ______________________ different, but I like ______________________ all | it / sweaters / is / are / them / her / him / sweater |
| I have 10 cats. In the morning, every ______________________ ______________________ to the kitchen and I give ______________________ some milk. | cat / her / him / them / comes / it / come / its / cats / them |
| Every ______________________ came to my door wagging ______________________ little tail | their / his / dog / her / dogs |
| If you want everybody out of your house, go downstairs and tell ______________________ to get out. | them / her / his |
| Everybody had ______________________ shoes muddy | her / his / their |
| Every student brought ______________________ photograph | her / his / their |
| Look for every picture of him in the house and burn ______________________ | him / it / her / them |
| The countryside was beautiful, there were flowers ______________________. | everywhere / all places / all the place |
| ______________________ you go, you can find someone who speaks English | to all places / Everywhere / in every place |
| Come on, ______________________ ______________________ waiting for you | are / all people / everyone / every ones / is / every one |
| It is very difficult to choose, I like ______________________ | everything / all thing / every things |
| He had ______________________ eyes red | every / all / both |
| ______________________ my legs are hurting | All / Every / Both |
| There is a big tree and a small tree. ______________________ trees are near the wall. | Both / All / Every |
| Otello or Hamlet? I think ______________________ ______________________ are fascinating. | every / all / stories / story / both |
| I have 2 boys and a girl. ______________________ my ______________________ ______________________ got blue eyes. | has / son / Both / have / Every / sons / All |
| ______________________ books ______________________ something interesting to tell | Every / has / All / have |
| ______________________ my friends ______________________ in Rome | Every / lives / live / All |
| ______________________ the ______________________ in the shop ______________________ imported | were / flowers / Every / All / flower / was |
| ______________________ the ______________________ in the factory ______________________ broken | was / Every / window / All / were / windows |
| They lost ______________________ hope | every / all |
| ______________________ useful information was transferred to the police department | All / Every |
| ______________________ waters ______________________ polluted | All / were / Every / was |
| ______________________ the little houses were painted in blue | Every / All / Both |
| ______________________ the tables were dirty | Every / All |
| ______________________ these people are looking for a job | All / Both / Every |