There's ____ under the table. Is it your cat?
- A. something(correct answer)
- B. anything
- C. nothing
- D. somewhere
Why: A positive sentence about a thing you can't name: something.
A212 questions · Elementary · Pronouns and Possessives
Someone, Anyone, Something, Anything Exercises with Answers
Someone or anyone? Nothing or not anything? Practise some-, any- and no- words for people, things and places, offers, and something new. Each answer has a short reason.
12 questions
Sample questions with answers
I'm not hungry. I don't want ____ right now.
- A. something
- B. nothing
- C. anything(correct answer)
- D. anyone
Why: Don't is already negative: anything. Nothing would make two negatives.
____ told me about the party, so I didn't know about it.
- A. Anybody
- B. Somebody
- C. Nobody(correct answer)
- D. Nobody didn't
Why: Not one person told you: nobody, with the positive verb told. Nobody didn't has two negatives.
Lessons on this topic
- Someone, Anyone, Something, Anything
Some- in positive sentences and offers, any- in negatives and questions, nobody and nothing, and why I don't know nothing is wrong.
