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BBC Learning English Quiznet Common English mistakes There are _ people living here than there used to be They’ve moved to other towns a) few b) less c) fewer d) no I go to work _ at the same time a) someday b) some day c) everyday d) every day My clothes are a suit and tie a) every day b) everyday c) this day d) one day It must been raining here last night a) have b) to c) of d) for These days I make _mistakes in English a) lesser b) fewer c) less d) a Roland and _ work for the same company a) me b) myself c) I d) us Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2007 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: There are _ people living here than there used to be They’ve moved to other towns a) few - Sorry, you need a comparative here b) less - Sorry, this is the wrong comparative It’s used with uncountable nouns c) fewer – Well done, this is correct! I go to work _ at the same time c) everyday - No, this isn’t correct ‘Everyday’ is an adjective d) every day - Well done, this is correct My clothes are a suit and tie a) every day - Sorry, this isn’t correct You need an adjective here b) everyday - Well done This is the correct answer! It must been raining here last night a) have – Well done, this is correct These days I make _mistakes in English b) fewer – Well done, this is correct c) less – Sorry, ‘less’ is used for uncountable nouns Roland and _ work for the same company a) me – Sorry, you need a subject pronoun c) I – Well done, this is correct d) us – Sorry, you need a subject pronoun You can try this quiz online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1033_mistakes Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2007 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... quiz online at: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1033_mistakes Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2007 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ...ANSWERS: There are _ people living here than there used to be They’ve moved to other towns a) few - Sorry, you need a comparative here b) less - Sorry, this is the wrong comparative