Fill in the blanks.
1............... shops are open on Sundays.
Wrong!
Use "No" before a plural noun to mean not any shops.
2If there is ............... bus, we will have to walk home.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a singular noun to mean not even one bus.
3If you have experience, you will have ............... difficulty finding a good job.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a noun in an affirmative clause to mean not any difficulty.
4They offered ............... explanation for the change of plan.
Wrong!
Use "no" before the noun "explanation" to mean they did not offer an explanation.
5............... came, did they?
Wrong!
"Nobody" gives the sentence a negative meaning, so the question tag is positive.
6"How many apples are there in the fridge?" "..............."
Wrong!
Use "None" as a short answer meaning not any apples.
7I haven't got ............... luggage.
Wrong!
Use "any" in a negative sentence with "haven't got".
8I searched ............... .
Wrong!
"Everywhere" means in all places, which fits the idea of a complete search.
9I have ............... to go.
Wrong!
"Nowhere" means no place, so the speaker has no place to go.
10He said ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "nothing" and "something" can complete this affirmative sentence with different meanings.
11"What are you doing there?" "..............."
Wrong!
Use "Nothing" to answer a question about what someone is doing.
12............... could happen there. It was a dangerous place.
Wrong!
"Anything" means any possible thing, which fits a dangerous place.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- No shops are open on Sundays.
- If there is no bus, we will have to walk home.
- If you have experience, you will have no difficulty finding a good job.
- They offered no explanation for the change of plan.
- Nobody came, did they?
- “How many apples are there in the fridge?” “None“
- I haven’t got any luggage.
- I searched everywhere .
- I have nowhere to go.
- He said nothing / something .
- “What are you doing there?” “Nothing“
- Anything could happen there. It was a dangerous place.
