Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
There are ___________ sandwiches, but there ____________ any chips.

• A. Some / aren't
• B. Any / aren't
• C. Some / are
• D. Any / are

Answer 1

The correct option is A Some / aren't

The correct answer is Option A.

SOME is used when we do not know the fixed number of things or people.

In the given sentence the exact number of sandwiches is unknown. Hence SOME is the correct answer.

From the word ANY in the second part of the sentence, we know that there are no chips. ANY is used when we are unsure about the existence of something.

The remaining options are incorrect:

Option B: We are sure that sandwiches are there so ANY is incorrect.

Option C: ANY suggests that there are no chips , so ARE is incorrect.

Option D: ANY and ARE are both incorrect (as explained above).