Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate words:
A: Would you like _____ oranges? Oh, sorry! There aren’t _____ oranges. But we have apples.
B: That’s all right. Can I have _____ tea?
A: Ok.

A) Any/any/some
B) Some/any/some
C) Any/some/any
D) Some/some/any

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence carefully and try to remember the meaning of the words that are given in options.

Complete answer:

Option A) Any/any/some – is an incorrect answer because any is used to refer no, one thing, or many things. Thus, the first option ‘any’ in option A is incorrect to fill in the first blank. ‘Any’ is the correct answer for the second blank because there are no oranges and the word ‘any’ is used to refer to no, one, or many things. B wants to have ‘some’ amount of tea i.e. he is not specifying the quantity of tea. Some is the correct answer for the third blank. But we need all the blanks to be correctly filled. The first blank ‘any’ does not support the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Some/any/some – is the correct answer because in the question A is asking B if he would like to have oranges (where the number of oranges are little/ unspecified). Thus ‘some’ is the correct answer for the first blank. ‘Any’ is the correct answer for the second blank because there are no oranges and we use the word ‘any’ to refer to no, one or many things. B wants to have ‘some’ amount of tea i.e. he is not specifying the quantity of tea. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Any/some/any – is an incorrect answer because any is used to refer no, one thing, or many things. Thus, the first option ‘any’ in option A is incorrect to fill in the first blank. Some is an incorrect answer for the second blank. B wants to have ‘any’ amount of tea i.e. he is not specifying the quantity of tea. Any is the incorrect answer for the third blank because ‘any’ is used to indicate no, one, or many things (and here the amount is not sure). But we need all the blanks to be correctly filled. The first blank ‘any’ does not support the sentence and followed by the rest options. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Some/some/any – is an incorrect option because ‘some’ is the correct answer for the first blank. But ‘some’ does not fit in the second blank and ‘any’ does not fit in the third blank because B wants to have ‘any’ amount of tea i.e. he is not specifying the quantity of tea. Any is the incorrect answer for the third blank because ‘any’ is used to indicate no, one or many things (and here the amount is not sure). But we need all the blanks to be correctly filled. The first blank ‘any’ does not support the sentence and followed by the rest options. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
A: Would you like some oranges? Oh, sorry! There aren’t any oranges. But we have apples.
B: That’s all right. Can I have some tea?
A: Ok.

Note: In such questions, it is very important that every blank should be filled with all the correct options. By reading the sentences, one must be aware that what is asked and why is asked in the question and the meaning of all the words should be known.