Fill in the blanks.
1There is ............... at the door.
Wrong!
Use "someone" in an affirmative sentence when we mean an unknown person is there.
2I don't trust ............... with my password.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb like "don't trust".
3There was ............... to help him.
Wrong!
Use "no one" with an affirmative verb to mean there was not a person available.
4Can ............... solve this problem?
Wrong!
Use "anyone" in questions when we ask if any person can do something.
5............... has left the door open.
Wrong!
Use "Someone" when an unknown person did the action.
6Don't reveal this secret to ...............
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative imperative such as "Don't reveal".
7............... can join the club if they want.
Wrong!
Use "Anyone" to mean every person is allowed or able to do it.
8I didn't find ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb like "didn't find".
9I need ............... to fix my bicycle.
Wrong!
Use "someone" in an affirmative sentence when we mean an unspecified person.
10It is a deserted place. ............... lives there.
Wrong!
Use "No one" to say that zero people live in the deserted place.
11I didn't know ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb like "didn't know".
12............... believed them.
Wrong!
Use "No one" with an affirmative verb to mean that not a single person believed them.
Answers
- There is someone at the door.
- I don’t trust anyone with my password.
- There was no one to help him.
- Can anyone solve this problem?
- Someone has left the door open.
- Don’t reveal this secret to anyone.
- Anyone can join the club if they want.
- I didn’t find anyone there.
- I need someone to fix my bicycle.
- It is a deserted place. No one lives there.
- I didn’t know anyone at the party.
- No one believed them.
