Most Common Mistakes

The number of farmers [blank_start]is[blank_end] decreasing. A number of options [blank_start]were[blank_end] suggested.

One of my friends [blank_start]is[blank_end] (be) getting married. A couple of my friends [blank_start]plan[blank_end] (plan) to open a travel agency. More than one person [blank_start]is[blank_end] (be) going to have to find a new job. A lot of social problems [blank_start]are[blank_end] (be) caused by unemployment. The majority of criminals [blank_start]are[blank_end] (be) non-violent. Only a minority of people [blank_start]support[blank_end] (support) these new laws.

Half of the food [blank_start]was[blank_end] (be) wasted yesterday. Half of his students [blank_start]don't understand[blank_end] (not understand) a word he says. One of the windows [blank_start]was[blank_end] (be) open. A third of the book [blank_start]is[blank_end] (be) about love. A third of the students [blank_start]are[blank_end] (be) from abroad.

English football clubs are held financially responsible for ............. behaviour.

They were left a lot of money in their ............. will.

"Cosmopolitan" is a popular ............ magazine.

It's a .......... duty to protect people from criminals.

The only thing missing from my .......... office is a filing cabinet.

The ......... speech made a great impression on the soldiers.

........ wedding is in a week.

My ........... progress at university advanced with such speed that all her teachers were amazed.

.......... the number of employees in this company growing?

.......... of cars on our roads increasing every year?

Thirty years ago 33% of university students ....... female; now there are more women than men.

First I worked in an office, and later in a shop, but ...... job was very interesting.