Fill in the blanks with no, any, none.
1. There was ...................... bus due to the strike so we walked home.
Correct!
Wrong!
No means not a or not any. We use no before a noun.
2. We didn't have ........................ trouble finding his home.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not any means the same as no. We can also write We had no trouble finding his home.
3. There are ............................ mangoes on the tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Do you have ............................ reason for changing the plan at the last moment?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. ................................ reason was given for cancelling the event.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I could not buy anything because I had .......................... money.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ‘How many friends does he have?’ ‘..........................’
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She showed ........................ interest in what I am saying.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. What she said made ......................... sense to me.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. She doesn't have ........................ children.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She uttered ......................... words.
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Wrong!
12. Waste ........................... time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- There was no bus due to the strike so we walked home.
- We didn’t have any trouble finding his home.
- There are no mangoes on the tree.
- Do you have any reason for changing the plan at the last moment?
- No reason was given for cancelling the event.
- I could not buy anything because I had no money.
- ‘How many friends does he have?’ ‘None.’
- She showed no interest in what I am saying.
- What she said made no sense to me.
- She doesn’t have any children.
- She uttered no words.
- Waste no time.
