Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
______ girl was asked to join the army.
A) None
B) Neither
C) All
D) Ant

Answer 1

Hint: None, all, neither, any are termed as quantifiers. Quantifiers are defined as expressions which indicates the scope of a term to which it is attached. Quantifiers are used to indicate the number of something or quantity of something.
Example- Any student can give the exam.
Example- She had some fruits with her.
Moreover, the word ‘girl’ is in singular form, so it should be chosen from the option which suits well.

 Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A-“none -is the correct answer because none is used to indicate the singular form of a noun.
Example- None girl was asked to join the army.
Example- None of them asked for their rights.
Option B- neither is used to indicate the rejection of two or more things or denial to two situations occurring simultaneously.
Example- Neither of the candidates were chosen.
Example- Neither she said anything nor she reacted.
Option C- all- is used to describe many people or things while girl is a singular form of noun.
Example- All of the students were selected for the competition.
Option D - any- is used to indicate a negative sentence or either of the two.
Example- Choose any one of the two dresses.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Some examples to explain the terms-
-Any of you can go for the competition.
- All of you are accused.
- Neither of them accepted the truth.
- None will be spared by the judge's decision.
In the sentence, the form of the noun is singular, so none goes well with the answer while the other three indicates the plural form of nouns.