Page 264 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

Appendix 4

UNIT 62
1 The day after the Christmas Day is called the Boxing Day. X
*• The day after Christmas Day is called Boxing Day. i/
2 You can see the stars most clearly around the midnight. X
*" You can see the stars most clearly around midnight. ^
UNIT 63
1 Did you buy any tomato when you went shopping? X
w Did you buy any (or some) tomatoes when you went shopping? t/ ('Any' and 'some' are
not usually used with singular countable nouns. 'Some' might be used here when we
expect the answer to be 'yes'.)

2 I've never seen somebody that tall before. X
<•" I've never seen anybody (or anyone) that tall before. */ ('Somebody' is not usually used
in sentences with a negative meaning.)
UNIT 64
1 There isn't many traffic along the street where I live. X
*•" There isn't much traffic along the street where I live. */ (We use 'much', not 'many' with
uncountable nouns.)

2 She has to do lot of travelling in her job. X
*" She has to do a lot of travelling in her job. ^ (We say 'a lot of, not 'lot of.)

UNIT 65
1 All seemed to go wrong. X
•" Everything seemed to go wrong. t^
2 The whole Auckland was affected by the power cut. X
«• The whole of Auckland was affected by the power cut. ^ (With proper nouns, 'of is
necessary. Other examples include 'The whole of the Midlands', 'The whole of Wall
Street...'.)
3 Their both children had chickenpox at the same time. X
<•* Both (of) their children had chickenpox at the same time. • (We put 'both' before a
determiner (their, his, the, etc.), not after it.)

UNIT 66
1 Each buses owned by the company are washed once a week. X
"•" Each bus owned by the company is washed once a week. *^
2 Before going into the temple, everyone has to take off his shoes. X
•~ Before going into the temple, everyone has to take off their shoes. • (We use 'their',
referring back to 'everyone', when 'everyone' does not indicate a specific gender.)

UNIT 67
1 When I tried on my three white shirts, I found that not any of them fitted me any more. X
•* When I tried on my three white shirts, I found that none of them fitted me any more. ^
2 None of the furniture have arrived yet. X
<•" None of the furniture has arrived yet. ^

255