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Question
Fill in the blank with the most suitable determiner.
Richa didn't eat ___________ because she was not hungry.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable determiner.
Richa didn't eat ___________ because she was not hungry.
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Solution
The correct option is B Anything
Option C is the correct answer because 'anything' refers to an indefinite set of things and when used in a negative sentence it generally tends to mean the same as 'nothing'. Hence this is the correct answer.Option A is incorrect because 'anybody' means any person and using this option would be logically incorrect.'Something' means a thing that is unspecified or is unknown and is generally used in positive sentences. Since the sentence in question is a negative one, option B is incorrect.Option D is incorrect because 'somebody' refers to a person in general, we don't know who. We know for sure that Richa did not eat a person. Hence using this option would be logically incorrect.
Option C is the correct answer because 'anything' refers to an indefinite set of things and when used in a negative sentence it generally tends to mean the same as 'nothing'. Hence this is the correct answer.
Option A is incorrect because 'anybody' means any person and using this option would be logically incorrect.
'Something' means a thing that is unspecified or is unknown and is generally used in positive sentences. Since the sentence in question is a negative one, option B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because 'somebody' refers to a person in general, we don't know who. We know for sure that Richa did not eat a person. Hence using this option would be logically incorrect.
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