Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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Gapped text | Items |
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Everything ______________________ destroyed during the hurricane | was / were |
Everybody ______________________ this song | like / likes |
Where have you been? I've been looking for you ______________________ | every place / every where / everywhere / every places |
Every ______________________ came to my door wagging ______________________ little tail | dog / his / dogs / her / their |
Not every animal ______________________ a name | have / has |
Everybody's downstairs waiting for you. Go and talk to ______________________. | her / them / him |
The countryside was beautiful, there were flowers ______________________. | all the place / everywhere / all places |
______________________ the ______________________ in the shop ______________________ imported | flower / flowers / Every / were / All / was |
Everybody had ______________________ shoes muddy | their / his / her |
We bought a toy for every ______________________ | child / chidren |
I have 2 boys and a girl. ______________________ my ______________________ ______________________ got blue eyes. | have / Both / Every / son / has / All / sons |
Come on, ______________________ ______________________ waiting for you | all people / everyone / every one / are / is / every ones |
______________________ waters ______________________ polluted | Every / All / was / were |
______________________ the little houses were painted in blue | Every / All / Both |
______________________ these people are looking for a job | Both / Every / All |
Every boy has a box, but ______________________ are all empty | his box / their boxes |
Look for every picture of him in the house and burn ______________________ | him / it / them / her |
They lost ______________________ hope | every / all |
If you want everybody out of your house, go downstairs and tell ______________________ to get out. | her / his / them |
______________________ books ______________________ something interesting to tell | All / have / has / Every |
Every person tries to protect ______________________ family | her / their / his |
Every man tries to protect ______________________ family | his / their |
______________________ you go, you can find someone who speaks English | Everywhere / to all places / in every place |
______________________ my legs are hurting | Every / Both / All |
Otello or Hamlet? I think ______________________ ______________________ are fascinating. | all / stories / story / both / every |
Every ______________________ a title | book has / books have |
Every student brought ______________________ photograph | his / her / their |
Every ______________________ fantastic | days were / day was |
______________________ the tables were dirty | All / Every |
______________________ useful information was transferred to the police department | Every / All |
______________________ my friends ______________________ in Rome | All / live / Every / lives |
It is very difficult to choose, I like ______________________ | all thing / everything / every things |
Not everybody ______________________ happy with the new law | were / was |
______________________ the ______________________ in the factory ______________________ broken | All / windows / Every / were / was / window |
There is a big tree and a small tree. ______________________ trees are near the wall. | Every / All / Both |
Every ______________________ had a different colour | flower / flowers |
Every ______________________ you showed me ______________________ different, but I like ______________________ all | sweater / him / are / them / sweaters / is / it / her |
I have 10 cats. In the morning, every ______________________ ______________________ to the kitchen and I give ______________________ some milk. | cats / comes / it / them / come / them / her / him / its / cat |
He had ______________________ eyes red | every / all / both |
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