Fill in the blanks.
1There was ............... on the beach.
Wrong!
Use "nobody" in an affirmative sentence to mean that there were no people there.
2There was hardly ............... on the beach.
Wrong!
Use "anybody" after a negative word like "hardly".
3Which day should I come? ............... I don't mind.
Wrong!
Use "Any day" when all possible days are acceptable.
4She doesn't tell ............... anything.
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a negative sentence with "doesn't".
5You must be hungry. I will get you ............... to eat.
Wrong!
Use "something" in an offer when the speaker expects to give a real thing.
6Let's go quickly. Somebody is coming. I don't want ............... to find us.
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a negative sentence with "don't want".
7We have ............... to go.
Wrong!
Use "nowhere" in an affirmative sentence to mean that there is no place available.
8What is going to happen? ............... knows.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Nobody" and "No one" both mean that no person knows.
9She will have ............... difficulty finding a job.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a noun to mean zero difficulty.
10As there were ............... buses, we had to walk home.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a plural noun to explain that there were zero buses.
11She didn't tell ............... about her decision.
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a negative sentence with "didn't".
12My job is easy. ............... can do it.
Wrong!
Use "Anybody" to mean that every person is able to do it.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There was nobody on the beach.
- There was hardly anybody on the beach.
- Which day should I come? Any day I don’t mind.
- She doesn’t tell anybody anything.
- You must be hungry. I will get you something to eat.
- Let’s go quickly. Somebody is coming. I don’t want anybody to find us.
- We have nowhere to go.
- What is going to happen? Nobody / No one knows.
- She will have no difficulty finding a job.
- As there were no buses, we had to walk home.
- She didn’t tell anybody about her decision.
- My job is easy. Anybody can do it.
