Nothing, anything, everything...

[Stephania]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #76 "Anything, nothing, something, everything", question 1

I don't have ......... to do today.

(a) nothing
(b) anything
(c) everything
(d) any

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #76 "Anything, nothing, something, everything", answer 1

I don't have anything to do today.

Correct answer: (b) anything
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Wann kommt nothing,
wann kommt anything,
wann kommt everything,
wann kommt some und
wann kommt any?

Bitte helft mir ich schreibe morgen eine klassenarbeit!

Stephania

[Conchita]

Hello Stephania,

I have nothing to do today = I don’t have anything to do today.

Both sentences have the same sense. Double negatives are not used in standard English.

I have/haven’t done everything.
Have you done everything? (= all things).

I don’t have any books.
Do you have any books?
But:
I have some books.

'Any' is used in negative sentences and questions.
'Some' is used in positive sentences.

Good luck on your test tomorrow!