Exercise_Some, any

A. Ompli els espais en blanc amb somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere o nowhere.

1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret.

2. __________ lives here. There is no water.

3. I spent the night __________ near the beach.

4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low.

5. __________ scares him. He's very brave.

6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park.

7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?.

8. May I have __________ for dessert, please?

9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned.

10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight.

11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely.

12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back.

13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them.

14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves.

15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.

16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message.

17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on

18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life.

19. "Where would you like to stay?" "__________ will do provided it is a clean place."

20. "Is there __________ at home?" "I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."

Solucions: (Et recordem que en lloc de anybody, nobody i somebody, es pot utilitzar anyone, no-one i someone respectivament.)

1. something

2. Nobody (Nothing és també possible si volem fer la cosa més dràstica.)

3. somewhere

4. Anybody

5. Nothing / Nobody (La primera alternativa potser siga millor, però això depén del context.)

6. nowhere, somewhere

7. something

8. something

9. somewhere

10. anything

11. somebody

12. anywhere

13. anything, Nobody

14. anybody

15. Somebody

16. Somebody

17. Something, something

18. somewhere

19. Anywhere

20. anybody, anybody