Fill in the blanks.
1Is ............... home?
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a neutral question when you do not know if a person is there.
2There is ............... at the door. Who can it be?
Wrong!
Use "someone" in an affirmative sentence when you mean an unknown person.
3Can ............... solve this puzzle?
Wrong!
Use "anyone" in a question when you mean any person at all.
4I opened the door, but I didn't see ...............
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb such as "didn't see".
5I haven't found that special ............... yet.
Wrong!
Use "someone" in the expression "that special someone" to mean a special person.
6I didn't know ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb such as "didn't know".
7I haven't spoken to ............... about my problems.
Wrong!
Use "anybody" after a negative verb such as "haven't spoken".
8............... came, did they?
Wrong!
Use "Nobody" to mean "not anybody" as the negative subject of the sentence.
9............... called while you were away, but they didn't leave their name.
Wrong!
Use "Someone" in an affirmative sentence when a person did something but you do not know who.
10Did ............... come?
Wrong!
Use "anybody" in a neutral yes/no question.
11............... can join the club if they want to.
Wrong!
Use "Anybody" to mean any person, with no restriction.
12There was ............... to help him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "someone" and "no one" are grammatically possible here, but they give opposite meanings.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Is anybody home?
- There is someone at the door. Who can it be?
- Can anyone solve this puzzle?
- I opened the door, but I didn’t see anyone.
- I haven’t found that special someone yet.
- I didn’t know anyone at the party.
- I haven’t spoken to anybody about my problems.
- Nobody came, did they?
- Someone called while you were away, but they didn’t leave their name.
- Did anybody come?
- Anybody can join the club if they want to.
- There was someone / no one to help him.