Exercise

Call This a Party! (someone, no one, etc.)
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 * ====I know so many people who just don't know how to enjoy themselves. They have no idea. Take this guy, for example. He's at a party where he doesn't know too many people. What a perfect opportunity to make some new friends. But no! This is what the guy is thinking as the evening progresses.==== ||

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 * **Instructions:** Fill the blanks with the missing words by clicking on the correct word from the list.

b) anybody c) nobody ||  __Hint:__ This is a negative sentence. Another way of saying it would be //I know nobody.// || || b) anybody c) nobody ||  __Hint:__ This is an affirmative sentence. || || b) anyone c) no one d) everyone || __Hint:__ This is a negative sentence. Another way of saying it would be //He seems to be with no one in particular.// || || b) anybody c) nobody d) everybody || __Hint:__ This is an affirmative sentence, and indicates that all the people are ignoring him. || || b) anything c) nothing c) everything || __Hint:__ This is a negative sentence. Another way of saying it would be //She doesn't have anything interesting to say.// || || b) any c) no || __Hint:__ This is an affirmative statement. || || b) any c) no || __Hint:__ This is a negative sentence. Another way of saying it would be //There isn't any beer in the fridge.// || || b) Anyone c) No one d) Everyone || __Hint:__ This is a negative statement, without //not.// || || b) Anybody c) Nobody d) Everybody ||  __Hint:__ This is an affirmative statement. || || b) anyone b) no one || __Hint:__ This is a negative question. Another way of asking it would be //But why is no one dancing?// || || b) anyone c) no one d) everyone || __Hint:__ This is similar to a question, since the verb //to wonder// means //to ask oneself.// || || b) anybody c) nobody || __Hint:__ This is a negative sentence. Another way of saying it would be //There isn't anybody who turns me on (= excites me sexually).// || || b) any c) no ||  __Hint:__ This is a negative statement. Another way of saying it would be //There is no food.// || || b) Anybody c) Nobody b) Everybody ||  __Hint:__ This is a negative statement, without //not.// || || b) anywhere c) nowhere d) everywhere ||
 * **1.** |||||| I'm going to enjoy this party. I don't know ( anybody )  at all, but I'm going to have fun. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif]] ||
 * ||  || a) somebody
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 * **2.** |||||| Hey, there's ( somebody )  that I know. He's in my Computer Science class. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) somebody
 * **3.** |||||| I think I'll go talk to him. He doesn't seem to be with ( anyone )  in particular. He's probably alone, like me. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) someone
 * **4.** |||||| No. Maybe not. If he's all alone, then ( everybody )  is ignoring him, probably because he's very boring. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) somebody
 * **5.** |||||| That's a nice-looking woman over there. I should go over and talk to her. No, I don't think so. She's probably very vain and has ( nothing )  interesting to say. I know her type. I'll keep my distance. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) something
 * **6.** |||||| I need a drink. I think I'll head to the kitchen. There must be ( some )  beer or something in the fridge. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) some
 * **7.** |||||| That's strange. There's ( no )  beer in the fridge. What is one supposed to drink in this stupid party? [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) some
 * **8.** |||||| Ah! There's the beer, over there, in the corner. ( No one )  had the sense to put it in the fridge. Now it's probably very warm. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) Someone
 * **9.** |||||| The music's not very good. ( Somebody )  should change it. Let's get some action here. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) Somebody
 * **10.** |||||| Finally! Some good music. But why isn't ( anyone )  dancing? Don't people know how to have fun anymore? [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) someone
 * **11.** |||||| Hey! That woman's looking at me. I wonder if there is ( anyone )  else interested in me. After all, I am kind of cute. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) someone
 * **12.** |||||| No, there's ( nobody )  who really turns me on. Too bad! But the evening is still young. I'm not giving up. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) somebody
 * **13.** |||||| I'm really hungry. I don't see ( any )  food. What kind of party is this? [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) some
 * **14.** |||||| No food! Warm beer! ( Nobody )  seems to know how to organize decent parties anymore. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) Somebody
 * **15.** |||||| I don't want to stay here. There must be ( somewhere )  more interesting than this. [[image:http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/images/correct.gif width="18" height="20"]] ||
 * ||  || a) somewhere