Fill in the blanks.
1Nobody is perfect, ...............?
Wrong!
After the negative word "Nobody", we use the affirmative tag "are they".
2"How much money do you have?" "..............."
Wrong!
For a quantity of money, the short answer can be "None".
3............... the shops are open on Sundays.
Wrong!
Before "the shops", use "None of" to mean not one of them.
4I rang the doorbell, but ............... opened the door.
Wrong!
Use "nobody" to say that no person opened the door.
5"What happened?" "..............."
Wrong!
Use "Nothing" to mean that no event or action happened.
6I don't want you to tell ............... about your plans yet.
Wrong!
After "don't want you to tell", use "anybody" to mean no person at all.
7They were poor. They had ............... to eat.
Wrong!
Use "nothing" to mean that they had no food to eat.
8............... called, did they?
Wrong!
The negative subject "Nobody" matches the affirmative tag "did they".
9When he is hungry, he will eat ............... .
Wrong!
Use "anything" to mean that the exact food does not matter.
10The test was easy. ............... could have passed.
Wrong!
Use "Anybody" to mean that any person could have passed the easy test.
11She didn’t tell ............... about her problems, so no one knew.
Wrong!
With the negative verb "didn't tell", use "anybody" to mean no person.
12Nothing happened, ...............?
Wrong!
After the negative subject "Nothing", use the affirmative tag "did it".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Nobody is perfect, are they?
- “How much money do you have?” “None“
- None of the shops are open on Sundays.
- I rang the doorbell, but nobody opened the door.
- “What happened?” “Nothing“
- I don’t want you to tell anybody about your plans yet.
- They were poor. They had nothing to eat.
- Nobody called, did they?
- When he is hungry, he will eat anything .
- The test was easy. Anybody could have passed.
- She didn’t tell anybody about her problems, so no one knew.
- Nothing happened, did it?
