false vs wrong

[Xenon]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", question 9

The night before neither could sleep at all because they kept on thinking that something would go false.

(a) neither
(b) something
(c) false

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", answer 9

The night before neither could sleep at all because they kept on thinking that something would go wrong.

Correct entry: wrong
The error was: (c) false
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what is explanation for question 9?

Xenon

[Lost_Soul]

Go wrong is a set expression and is widely used.
You can find out more about it if you go to this link: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/go+wrong

[Stew.t.]

hi

Maybe if you think in opposites right and wrong, true and false.

cheers stew.t.
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[Diplo62]

Could I use nobody instead of neither?

[Beeesneees]

You can't use nobody because:

a) it is not an option in the test.
b) The rest of the sentence makes it clear that there are only two of them.
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