Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner:
The ATM outside the hospital had ______ cash, so we had to walk to the next one.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → no
Complete sentence: The ATM outside the hospital had no cash, so we had to walk to the next one. The blank comes right before the noun “cash”, and we “had to walk to the next one”.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) none | stands alone or comes before “of”; not used straight before a noun | I looked for a pen, but there was none in my bag. |
| (2) any | in this sense needs a negative word such as “not” (“did not have any cash”), and there is no negative word here | We did not buy any sweets this Holi. |
| (3) no (answer) | not any, straight before a noun | There is no milk in the fridge. |
| (4) neither | not one and not the other of two | Neither road was open after the landslide. |