Quantifiers:  a few   both    fewer      few     several

                          A          B         C             D           E             

___ Bill and John were injured when their bikes collided.   John, the elder of the two, suffered __ injuries than Bill did.  Bill had ___ more cuts and bruises.   It was __ days before either boy gathered up the courage to get on his bike.  Due to the fact that John and Bill had been clowning around at the time of the accident ___ of their friends had any sympathy for them.  

Prepositions:    of    on(2)     to     in       for     from

                             A       B          C     D         E         F

The auditors were unable to account ___ the missing funds.  The company was about to insist ___ a new audit when a statement was obtained ___ the bank admitting ___ an error.  It had seemed to the auditors that they wouldn't be able to rely __ outside help.  The revised bank statement resulted ___ a saving __ several days work.   

Definite Article, Indefinite Article or No Article:   the    a     an    X

__ largest island in the world is __ Greenland.    __ second largest island is New Guinea

and Borneo is __ third in size.   __ Madagascar, __ number four in area, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting of all __ islands. 

Greenland, __ rugged ice-capped island is __ home to __ few Inuit. This island has one of __ lowest population densities in the entire world.   __ New Guinea, on __ other hand, is home to over two hundred languages and __ plethora of indigenous people.   Speaking of ___ Madagascar, it is easy to see the attraction this island holds for __ tourists, who come from all over __ world to see exotic animals and plant life.

Parallel Structure:

Choose the one word in each sentence which needs to be changed in order to have parallel structure.

A condition known as iron-deficiency amenia is responsible for psychology, social and learning difficulties in infants, adolescents and adults.   Vitamins that are not water soluble may be found responsible for toxicity, allergic reactions in some individuals.  On the other hand, a slight case of a deficiency in vitamin C intake may result in several negative consequences such as weak, irritation, weight loss and apathy.

Adverbs: In this exercise,  at least one adverb in each sentence is not in the correct position or the style is inelegant.  Rewrite the sentences so that all the adverbs are correctly and nicely situated.

To make a change, they would complain about the rain occasionally in Spain, staying mainly on the plain, which was part of a song about Spain.

It seems to me both fit and proper that this solemnly event should be reverently and gratefully acknowledged.

I do remember somewhat a story vaguely about a bat becoming fairly entangled in a poor wretch's hair.

  I soon grew accustomed fairly to life in the Outback and forgot the bat scenario but not entirely.