Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable determiners.
Rajat bought ________ cheese, but he didn't buy __________ bread.

• A. Few, any
• B. Some, any
• C. Some, some
• D. The, the

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Some, any

Option B is the correct answer. 'Some' refers to an indefinite quantity of something and is generally used in positive sentences. In this specific sentence, we don't know the quantity of the cheese bought. Although the words 'some' and 'any' basically mean the same, the latter is used in negative sentences i.e. sentences that use the word 'not'; hence it fits perfectly into the second part of the sentence.

Option A is incorrect because 'few' is generally associated with a negative meaning and is used with plural countable nouns. Since cheese is not a countable noun and the first part of the sentence is positive, this option is incorrect.

Option C is incorrect because we cannot use 'some' in the second part of the sentence as it is a negative sentence and 'some' is used in affirmative or positive sentences.

We use 'the' to refer to something specific. Therefore option D is incorrect as we don't know which kind of cheese or bread is in question here.