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Hello everyone! If somebody has a few minutes, please help me. Thanks for any help!!!



ladzoya
Belarus

Hello everyone! If somebody has a few minutes, please help me. Thanks for any help!!!
 

Bill has lost his keys

A: There is 1) nothing/something more annoying than losing 2) something/anything.

B: What have you lost?

A:My keys. They must be 3) anywhere/somewhere in the house, but I �ve got 4) no/any idea where. I can �t find them 5) nowhere/anywhere.

B: Are you sure you haven �t left them 6) anywhere/nowhere by mistake?

A: Of course not. They can �t be 7) somewhere/anywhere else but here. 8) No one/Someone must have hidden them.

B: Why would 9) no one/anyone hide your keys? There is 10) any/no reason for 11) anyone/no one to do 12) nothing/something so silly.

A: Well, I need 13) some/any help to find them. I have to go 14) anywhere/somewhere important this afternoon.

B: Calm down. It �s 15) some/no use getting angry about 16)anything/something like this. Look! There are 17)no/ some keys on that chair.

A: They �re mine! Oh, I feel so silly!

 

Use a suitable pronoun

1 A: Is there ...anything... good on television tonight?
   B: I don �t know. Look in the newspaper.
2 A: Would you like..............    to eat?
   B: No, I don �t want.................., thank you.
3 A: There is................here to see you.
   B: Who is it?
4 A: I went to Jane �s house, but there was.............at home.
   B: Perhaps she has gone.............nice for the weekend.
5 A: I have...............time to do all this work.
   B: Is there..............I can do to help?
6 A: Was the party good last night?
   B: Not really.  There were hardly...........people there.
7 A: I have to go shopping, but I don �t have..........money.
   B:I �ll lend you...............if you like.
8 A: Have you seen Michael................    ?
   B: No, I haven �t seen him.
9 A: The town was very busy today. There was..............    to park.
   B:They should build ............... new parking facilities.
10 A: What would you do if you were lost?
   B: I would ask............for directions.
11 A: Is there................you would like to go this weekend?
     B: I �d like to go London. It’s   nice and quiet.
12 A: Is................wrong with Paul?
     B: No, there �s...............wrong with him.
He �s just tired.

 

8 Jan 2016      





kohai
Latvia

Hi there! I am not 100% sure about my answers but I hope it will be faster for somebody to check and correct my answers than to do the ex. from the very beginning. Hope it helps... 

Bill has lost his keys

A: There is 1) nothing more annoying than losing 2)something.

B: What have you lost?

A:My keys. They must be 3) somewhere in the house, but I �ve got 4) no idea where. I can �t find them 5) anywhere.

B: Are you sure you haven �t left them 6) anywhere by mistake?

A: Of course not. They can �t be 7) anywhere else but here. 8) Someone must have hidden them.

B: Why would 9) anyone hide your keys? There is 10) no reason for 11) anyone to do 12) something so silly.

A: Well, I need 13) some help to find them. I have to go 14)somewhere important this afternoon.

B: Calm down. It �s 15) no use getting angry about 16)anything like this. Look! There are 17) some keys on that chair.

A: They �re mine! Oh, I feel so silly!

 

Use a suitable pronoun

1 A: Is there anything good on television tonight?
B: I don �t know. Look in the newspaper.
2 A: Would you like something to eat?
B: No, I don �t want anything, thank you.
3 A: There is somebody here to see you.
B: Who is it?
4 A: I went to Jane �s house, but there was nobody at home.
B: Perhaps she has gone somewhere nice for the weekend.
5 A: I have no time to do all this work.
B: Is there anyt
hing I can do to help?

6 A: Was the party good last night?
B: Not really. There were hardly any people there.
7 A: I have to go shopping, but I don �t have any money.
B:I �ll lend you some if you like.
8 A: Have you seen Michael anywhere ?
B: No, I haven �t seen him.
9 A: The town was very busy today. There was nowhere to park.
B:They should build some new parking facilities.
10 A: What would you do if you were lost?
B: I would ask somebody for directions.
11 A: Is there  somewhere you would like to go this weekend?
B: I �d like to go London. It�s nice and quiet.
12 A: Is anything wrong with Paul?
B: No, there �s nothing wrong with him.
He �s just tired.

 


8 Jan 2016     



thiagorocha
Brazil

Bill has lost his keys 
 
1) nothing
2) something
3) somewhere
4) no
5) anywhere
6) anywhere
7) anywhere
8) Someone
9) anyone
10) no
11) anyone
12) something
13) some
14) somewhere
15) no
16) something
17) some
  
I �m not completely sure about number 11, I �m sorry. 
Use the suitable pronoun
 
1 A: Is there ...anything... good on television tonight?
B: I don ´t know. Look in the newspaper.
2 A: Would you like...anything... to eat?
B: No, I don ´t want...anything.., thank you.
3 A: There is...someone...here to see you.
B: Who is it?
4 A: I went to Jane ´s house, but there was...no one...at home.
B: Perhaps she has gone...somewhere...nice for the weekend.
5 A: I have...no...time to do all this work.
B: Is there...anything...I can do to help?
6 A: Was the party good last night?
B: Not really. There were hardly...no...people there.
7 A: I have to go shopping, but I don ´t have...any...money.
B:I ´ll lend you...some...if you like.
8 A: Have you seen Michael...anywhere... ?
B: No, I haven ´t seen him.
9 A: The town was very busy today. There was...nowhere... to park.
B:They should build ...some... new parking facilities.
10 A: What would you do if you were lost?
B: I would ask...someone...for directions.
11 A: Is there...anywhere...you would like to go this weekend?
B: I ´d like to go London. It’s nice and quiet.
12 A: Is...anything...wrong with Paul?
B: No, there ´s...nothing...wrong with him. He ´s just tired.
 
I �m not completely sure about number 6B, I �m sorry. 
 
Keep in mind that some is used in affirmative sentences and any is used in negative and interrogative sentences. But you can use some in a question when you are expecting a positive answer for example. Let �s say a friend of yours drops by and you offer him/her some coffee, then you can say "would you like some coffee?" instead of "any coffee".
 
Also, there aren �t double negatives in English, so "the keys can �t be nowhere else but here" is wrong, you must use "anywhere". 
 
 
Hope I helped.

8 Jan 2016     



ladzoya
Belarus

Thank you. I did the same,only in A: Is there  somewhere you would like to go this weekend?
Is there anywhere, I think....  But still THAK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

8 Jan 2016     



ladzoya
Belarus

Thank you for your time and answers, hardly I think has a negative meaning, that �s why any, I �m not sure too...

8 Jan 2016     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

Like theogorocha, I agree with kohai, except (first exercise)B 16 something.
Second exercise B11 A anywhere.  

8 Jan 2016     



kohai
Latvia

Thank you ladzoya for the task  and cunliffe for checking ( I was not sure about those two sentences you corrected). I also learned sth. for myself. Have a nice evening!:)
 
P.S. It is so freezing at my place - last night we had  -30degrees. It seems this night won�t be better... ;)

8 Jan 2016     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

Hi kohai, I think the small difference there is probably an American vs British English thing...

9 Jan 2016