Fill in the blanks.
1. Is there .......................... water in the pond?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use any in questions and negatives.
2. There isn't ......................... hope.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not any means the same as no.
3. I haven't had ........................... rest since morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use any in questions and negatives.
4. Get ............................ rest and you will feel better.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use some in affirmative sentences.
5. You have ........................... reason to be unhappy.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I would like ......................... time off next week.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. There is ......................... sugar left.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either some or no can be used here with different meanings.
8. She didn't show ............................. remorse at all.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not any means the same as no. We can also write She showed no remorse at all.
9. She showed ............................. remorse at all.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He is ......................... fool.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. There is ............................. justification for being rude all the time.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Could I have ............................ more soup, please?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use some in polite requests when you expect the answer to be Yes.
Answers
- Is there any water in the pond?
- There is no hope.
- I haven’t had any rest since morning.
- Get some rest and you will feel better.
- You have no reason to be unhappy.
- I would like some time off next week.
- There is no sugar left.
- She didn’t show any remorse at all.
- She showed no remorse at all.
- He is no fool.
- There is no justification for being rude all the time.
- Could I have some more soup, please?
