Hi everyone,
Can anyone tell me why I can't say "I didn't sleep anything last night"? I can't find why it's wrong.
Thanks!
Using 'Anything'
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Re: Using 'Anything'
Anything is a pronoun. What does it mean in your sentence? It has no meaning here.
What you could say is:
I didn't sleep one second last night.
I didn't sleep one iota last night.
I didn't sleep at all last night.
I didn't sleep well last night.
What you could say is:
I didn't sleep one second last night.
I didn't sleep one iota last night.
I didn't sleep at all last night.
I didn't sleep well last night.
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