Fill in the blanks.
1I saw ............... in the zoo.
Wrong!
Use "a giraffe" when you mention one animal for the first time.
2She doesn't have ............... manners.
Wrong!
Use "any" in a negative sentence before a plural noun.
3I bought ............... apples yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence for an indefinite number of things.
4Is there ............... milk in the bottle?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a general question about an indefinite amount.
5She doesn't have ............... friend.
Wrong!
Use "a" before a singular countable noun when you mean one person generally.
6I didn't know ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" in a negative sentence to mean no person.
7We cannot wait ............... longer.
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Use "any" with a comparative word like "longer" in a negative sentence.
8That was ............... long time ago.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed expression "a long time ago".
9............... lot of people want to migrate to other countries.
Wrong!
Use "A" in the expression "a lot of" before a plural noun.
10............... earth is getting warmer.
Wrong!
Use "The" when referring to our planet as a unique object.
11Is there ............... life outside our solar system?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a question when asking whether something exists.
12In tropical regions, May is ............... hottest month of the year.
Wrong!
Use "the" before a superlative adjective such as "hottest".
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- I saw a giraffe in the zoo.
- She doesn’t have any manners.
- I bought some apples yesterday.
- Is there any milk in the bottle?
- She doesn’t have a friend.
- I didn’t know anyone at the party.
- We cannot wait any longer.
- That was a long time ago.
- A lot of people want to migrate to other countries.
- The earth is getting warmer.
- Is there any life outside our solar system?
- In tropical regions, May is the hottest month of the year.