Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
Would you like _______ to eat?

A. Something
B. Anything
C. Nothing
D. Everything

Answer 1

Hint:It is indicating/ expecting a positive answer. The person asking the question here is expecting a positive response, for example ‘Yes, I would like to have …..’
Search for a word that gives us a positive reply when asked, that’s how you could arrive at the answer.

Complete answer:
As rightly pointed out in the hint, the person asking the question here is expecting a positive response, for example ‘Yes, I would like to have …..’ for the respondent. Therefore, we can derive that ‘something’ must be the answer to this question because this word urges the respondent to reply in a positive way, just like how we have discussed.
These examples would make you understand the difference between ‘anything’ and ‘something’ clearly:
1. I wish to have something now, I am feeling hungry!
2. She doesn't do anything around the house
3. They don't know anything regarding this
4. I saw something lying on the ground
5. There isn’t anything in the refrigerator
6. I was searching for something for a really long time, but I couldn't find anything in that room
7. Losing something near to our heart, is very disheartening
8. Anything could happen, if we lose our focus
9. Something is missing in that Biryani
10. Something is better than nothing

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note::Always think before you have to choose between ‘anything’ and ‘something’ based on the reply you would wish to receive.
If you are expecting a positive reply, then use ‘something’
And if you are expecting a negative reply, then use ‘anything’
Nothing and everything wouldn’t fit in the sentence.