Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1There are ............... careless mistakes in this essay.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence to mean an unspecified number of mistakes.
2I couldn’t find ............... eggs in the nest.
Wrong!
Use "any" after a negative verb when the amount or number is not specified.
3She refused to give ............... help.
Wrong!
Use "any" after a negative idea such as refused.
4I haven’t got ............... interest in politics.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence with haven’t got.
5There are still ............... people who believe that the earth is flat.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence to refer to an unspecified group of people.
6............... can join the club if they want.
Wrong!
Use "Anyone" to mean that every person is allowed to join.
7We couldn’t do ...............
Wrong!
Use "anything" after a negative verb to mean no action was possible.
8Let’s do ............... before the situation goes out of control.
Wrong!
Use "something" in a suggestion when you mean one useful action.
9I need ............... help.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence when asking for or stating a need.
10I didn’t know ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb when no person is known or identified.
11You didn’t eat ...............
Wrong!
Use "anything" after a negative verb to mean no food was eaten.
12Eat ............... and you will feel better.
Wrong!
Use "something" in an affirmative instruction when you mean some food or some thing.
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- There are some careless mistakes in this essay.
- I couldn’t find any eggs in the nest.
- She refused to give any help.
- I haven’t got any interest in politics.
- There are still some people who believe that the earth is flat.
- Anyone can join the club if they want.
- We couldn’t do anything.
- Let’s do something before the situation goes out of control.
- I need some help.
- I didn’t know anyone at the party.
- You didn’t eat anything.
- Eat something and you will feel better.