Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
I asked if ___________ wanted an ice-cream, but __________ did, so I just bought one for myself.

• A. anyone / no one
• B. no one / somebody
• C. anybody / somebody
• D. no body / no one

Answer 1

The correct option is A anyone / no one

Indefinite pronouns refer to persons or things we do not know.

The sentence refers to a person.

'Anyone' means no matter who.

'No one' and 'nobody' means no persons.

'Somebody' means an unspecified number of persons.

The first clause of the sentence refers to any person. So, the indefinite pronoun 'anyone' must be used. In the second clause of the given sentence it is clear that none of the persons wanted an ice cream. so, the second pronoun must be 'no one' or 'nobody'.

Thus option A is the correct answer.

Options B,C,D are incorrect.