Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

I have not got no money on me.

• A. any
• B. some
• C. none
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

any

The quantifiers 'some' and 'any' are used with plural and uncountable nouns, as in when we talk about an unknown amount or number of things. In the given statement the noun, 'money' is uncountable. The quantifiers 'some' and 'any' are not interchangeable. 'Some' is used in affirmative sentences, whereas 'any' is used for negative sentences. Since the statement attempts to convey that the speaker lacks money, option A is correct, whereas option B is incorrect. 'None' is the pronoun form of 'no'. It is used to replace countable and uncountable nouns, but it is never used directly before the noun. In the statement the noun is 'money', therefore option C is incorrect. 'No' is used in a sentence to express that something doesn't exist, but if there is another clause that makes the sentence negative we should use 'any' instead of 'no'. Therefore option D is incorrect.