Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable determiner:
“How much money have you got?” I asked Jack. He replied, “____________.”
a)None
b)Any
c)No one
d)Few

Answer 1

Hint: Meaning of determiners - They are modifying words that determine the kind of reference a noun has.

Complete answer:

None is the pronoun form of no. It means ‘not one’ or ‘not any’. It is used as a pronoun to replace countable and uncountable nouns. When none is the subject, the verb can either be singular or plural.
Any is used when it is an unknown amount or quantity of something. Any is used in two types of structures:
1) Asking about the existence of something.
2) Negative sentences
No one is a pronoun, meaning it does not refer to any particular person. It means "no person" or "not anyone."
Few is a determiner or quantifier used with plural countable nouns.
Option a ‘None’ is the correct option as it is used to replace countable and uncountable nouns and money is uncountable.
Option b ‘Any’ is incorrect as it defines an unknown quantity while the person replying about the money knows the quantity. So, this option is incorrect.
Option c ‘No one’ is used for a person or people and hence is incorrect.
Option d ‘Few’ is used to quantify plural countable nouns but money is an uncountable noun. So, this option is incorrect.

Note: None isn’t used where we mean no one or nobody.