Fill in the blanks.
1He is ............... the right person for this job.
Wrong!
Use "not" after the verb "be" to make the sentence negative, so the correct answer is "not".
2You are ............... better than him.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a comparative to mean "not any", so the correct answer is "no".
3............... man is an island.
Wrong!
Use "No" before a singular countable noun in this proverb, so the correct answer is "No".
4I can come tomorrow but ............... on Friday.
Wrong!
Use "not" to make the second time phrase negative, so the correct answer is "not".
5I called again and again but received ............... reply.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a noun to mean zero or none, so the correct answer is "no".
6You will be punished if you smoke in a ............... smoking area.
Wrong!
Use "no" in the fixed modifier "no smoking", so the correct answer is "no".
7She is ............... angel.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a singular noun in this idiomatic negative description, so the correct answer is "no".
8It is ............... secret that fortune favors the brave.
Wrong!
Use "no" in the fixed expression "no secret", so the correct answer is "no".
9He is ............... more.
Wrong!
Use "no" in the fixed expression "no more", so the correct answer is "no".
10There is ............... room on the bus.
Wrong!
Use "no" before an uncountable noun to mean none, so the correct answer is "no".
11She has got ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a plural noun to mean none, so the correct answer is "no".
12We have ............... time to waste.
Wrong!
Use "no" before an uncountable noun to mean none, so the correct answer is "no".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is not the right person for this job.
- You are no better than him.
- No man is an island.
- I can come tomorrow but not on Friday.
- I called again and again but received no reply.
- You will be punished if you smoke in a no smoking area.
- She is no angel.
- It is no secret that fortune favors the brave.
- He is no more.
- There is no room on the bus.
- She has got no friends.
- We have no time to waste.
