Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Sohan is very careful with his chemistry notes and never lends them to ________, not even to his best friend.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → anybody
Complete sentence: Sohan is very careful with his chemistry notes and never lends them to anybody, not even to his best friend. Here “never” makes the sentence negative.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) anybody (answer) | used in negative sentences and in questions | I did not tell anybody about the surprise party. |
| (2) somebody | means a person who is not named; used in positive sentences | Somebody has parked a bike at our gate. |
| (3) nobody | already means not any person; with “never”, it makes two negatives in one sentence | Nobody answered the phone at the shop. |
| (4) any | as a pronoun it needs a noun already named or an “of” phrase, like “any of them”; it cannot stand alone for a person | We had no sugar, so I could not give you any. |