Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It is a proven fact that ________ living being can survive without water.
- Anone
- Bno
- Cany
- Dneither
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
* "No" is a determiner used before a singular or plural noun ("living being") to express a negative statement.
"None" is a pronoun and cannot be placed directly before a singular countable noun without 'of' (e.g., none of the...).
"Any" would make the sentence factually incorrect because it would mean every/any living being can survive without water.
"Neither" is used when referring to two specific entities.
Thus, "no" fits grammatically and contextually.
"None" is a pronoun and cannot be placed directly before a singular countable noun without 'of' (e.g., none of the...).
"Any" would make the sentence factually incorrect because it would mean every/any living being can survive without water.
"Neither" is used when referring to two specific entities.
Thus, "no" fits grammatically and contextually.