1I would like to ask ............... questions.
Wrong!
Use "a few" to mean a small number of questions.
2I looked around, but I didn’t find ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" in this negative sentence.
3Very ............... politicians are really honest.
Wrong!
Use "few" after "very" to mean not many.
4Only ............... politicians are really honest.
Wrong!
Use "a few" after "only" to mean a small number.
5............... agreed to come with me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Someone" and "No one" are both possible here, but they give opposite meanings.
6She doesn’t have ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as "friends".
7I had ............... to help me.
Wrong!
Use "no one" in this affirmative sentence to mean that nobody helped you.
8There are ............... birds in the tree.
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Use "some" in this affirmative sentence.
9I don’t think ............... knows the answer.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative expression such as "don’t think".
10I found ............... books on Western philosophy at the library.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence.
11I don’t have ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "much" with uncountable nouns such as "money".
12Does ............... know where she lives?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Anybody" and "somebody" can both be used in this question.
Answers
- I would like to ask a few questions.
- I looked around, but I didn’t find anyone there.
- Very few politicians are really honest.
- Only a few politicians are really honest.
- Someone / No one agreed to come with me.
- She doesn’t have many friends.
- I had no one to help me.
- There are some birds in the tree.
- I don’t think anyone knows the answer.
- I found some books on Western philosophy at the library.
- I don’t have much money.
- Does anybody / somebody know where she lives?
