THE FLATMATES

Quiz:
No/None/Any
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The Flatmates – Quiz – No/None/Any

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For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. How much coffee is in the cupboard?

a. Isn't.
b. None.
c. No.
d. Nothing.

2. … are allowed in this restaurant.

a. No child
b. Not any children
c. No children
d. Not children

3. He's got … what the answer is.

a. none idea
b. no idea
c. any idea
d. not idea

4. Helen: 'No-one has paid the rent this month yet,…?

a. have they
b. has they
c. has she?
d. has he?

5. 'What would you like to drink?' 'I don't mind,…'

a. nothing won't do
b. nothing will do
c. anything won't do
d. anything will do

6. They've got four sons but…

a. not daughters
b. none daughters
c. no daughters
d. none of daughters

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The Flatmates – Quiz – No/None/Any

Answers
1. 'How much coffee is in the cupboard?' …
a. Isn't - Wrong - you can say 'There isn't any coffee' but this one word answer isn't
correct.
b. None - Correct - this means there is no coffee in the cupboard.
c. No - Wrong - you can say 'There is no coffee' but this one word answer isn't correct.
d. Nothing - Wrong - you can say 'There is nothing' but this one word answer isn't
correct.

2. … are allowed in this restaurant.

a. No child - Wrong - the noun (child) and verb (are) both need to be singular or plural.
b. Not any children - Wrong - you need a different negative word here.
c. No children - Correct - this means only adults can eat in this restaurant.
d. Not children - Wrong - you need a different negative word here.

3. He's got … what the answer is.

a. none idea - Wrong - you need a different negative word here.
b. no idea - Correct - this means he doesn't know what the answer is.
c. any idea - Wrong - you can say 'He doesn't have any idea' but you need a different
word with 'idea' here.
d. not an idea - Wrong - you can say 'He hasn't got an idea' but you need a different
word with 'idea' here.

4. Helen: 'No-one has paid the rent this month yet,…?

a. have they - Correct – this means none of the flatmates have paid their rent
yet.
b. has they - Wrong - the verb (has) and noun (they) both need to be singular or plural.
c. has she? - Wrong – you need a pronoun to include the male flatmates as well.
d. has he? - Wrong - you need a pronoun to include the female flatmates as well.

5. 'What would you like to drink?' 'I don't mind,…'

a. nothing won't do - Wrong – there are too many negatives here.
b. nothing will do - Wrong - this means you don't want to drink anything but 'I don't
mind' means that you do.
c. anything won't do - Wrong – you need the positive form of 'won't' here.
d. anything will do - Correct – this means you don't mind what you drink.

6. They've got four sons but…

a. not daughters – Wrong – you need a different negative word here.
b. none daughters - Wrong - you need a different negative word here.
c. no daughters - Correct – this means they don't have any daughters.
d. none of daughters - Wrong - you need a different negative word here.

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