Question

0166 3 Outside Japan, almost nobody speaks Japanese. Outside Japan, [[almost nobody]] speaks Japanese. hardly anybody Instead of saying almost no/nobody/never etc , it is more usual to say hardly any/anybody/ever etc: 'It was so early that there was hardly any traffic.' 'I hardly ever go to the cinema nowadays.'

Accepted Answer

almost ? Outside Japan, hardly anybody speaks Japanese. Outside Japan, [[hardly anybody]] speaks Japanese. almost nobody | hardly anybody

Idx	0166
Keyword	almost
Sub Entry Number	3
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	Outside Japan, almost nobody speaks Japanese.
Correct Sentence	Outside Japan, hardly anybody speaks Japanese.
Cloze Error Sentence	Outside Japan, [[almost nobody]] speaks Japanese.
Cloze Sentence	Outside Japan, [[hardly anybody]] speaks Japanese.
Cloze Answer	hardly anybody
Choices	almost nobody \| hardly anybody
Explanation	Instead of saying almost no/nobody/never etc , it is more usual to say hardly any/anybody/ever etc: 'It was so early that there was hardly any traffic.' 'I hardly ever go to the cinema nowadays.'

Japan Speaks Japanese No/Nobody/Never Usual Any/Anybody/Ever Early Traffic