Indefinite Pronouns Exercises PDFSet 3: Any vs No vs None, Double Negatives and Mixed Practice
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.There were ___ tickets left when we arrived. The concert was sold out.
a) nob) anyc) noned) some
2.How many students passed the exam? ___ . They all failed.
a) Nob) Nobodyc) Noned) Nothing
3.She didn't invite ___ to her birthday party. She wanted a quiet evening.
a) no oneb) anyonec) someoned) everyone
4.I've looked everywhere, but ___ of my friends have seen my dog.
a) nob) anyc) somed) none
5.There was ___ sugar in the house, so I couldn't bake the cake.
a) anyb) noc) noned) not
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.no
2.None
3.anyone
4.none
5.no
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Preview: Explanations
1."no"(a)
'No' is a determiner and must be followed by a noun: 'no tickets'. 'None' is a pronoun that stands alone without a noun. Here we need 'no' because it comes before the noun 'tickets'.
2."None"(c)
'None' is a pronoun that stands alone — it replaces 'no students' without repeating the noun. 'No' is a determiner and needs a noun after it, so it cannot be used alone here.
3."anyone"(b)
The sentence already has 'didn't' (negative), so we use 'anyone' to avoid a double negative. 'She didn't invite anyone' = 'She invited no one.'
4."none"(d)
'None' is a pronoun used with 'of' — 'none of my friends'. We cannot say 'no of my friends'. When followed by 'of + noun/pronoun', always use 'none'.
5."no"(b)
'No' is used as a determiner before the noun 'sugar'. The sentence means 'There wasn't any sugar'. The verb 'was' is affirmative — 'no' provides the negation. The consequence ('couldn't bake the cake') confirms the absence of sugar.
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