Negation, Quantifier Scope and Ambiguity —
Forms in Context.

Question 1

The funding notice must say only that the bids were not universally successful, without specifying how many failed: _____ the bids succeeded.

Options: None of, Not all, All

Question 2

The inspection found zero compliant sites. The summary must express that complete absence: _____ site complied with the safety rule.

Options: Not every, Some, No

Question 3

The clause must permit either one extension or no extension, but exclude two: the two extensions may _____ be granted.

Options: not both, both, neither

Question 4

Both certificates remained unsigned. To state the full result rather than merely exclude two signatures, write: _____ certificate was signed.

Options: Not every, Neither, One

Question 5

In an ordinary negative statement, use the form that denies even one inspection, rather than allowing a particular-inspection reading: the team did not conduct _____ inspections.

Options: some, all, any

Question 6

The archive contains a particular file that remained unchecked; leave the status of every other file open: _____.

Options: There is a file that the auditor did not check, The auditor did not check any files, The auditor checked every file

Question 7

The policy requires a shared training document but does not forbid additional reading: every recruit must read _____.

Options: a different guide, with no guide shared between recruits, the same guide, with other guides also permitted, exactly one guide, with no guide shared between recruits

Question 8

Each technician must receive one unique test sample; sharing a sample is forbidden. Write: _____.

Options: Assign a sample to every technician, allowing shared samples, Assign the same sample to every technician, Assign exactly one sample to each technician, with no sample assigned to more than one technician

Question 9

There is no minimum number of successful appeals, but the maximum is two. Express precisely that range: _____ appeals may succeed.

Options: Fewer than three, Exactly two, At least two

Question 10

The licence requires three inspectors as a minimum and sets no upper limit: _____ inspectors must be present.

Options: Exactly three, At least three, Fewer than three

Question 11

The final count is three failed checks, neither more nor fewer. Record the complete number explicitly: _____ checks failed.

Options: At least three, Not exactly three, Exactly three

Question 12

The manager has reached no conclusion about whether every branch meets the standard. Preserve that uncertainty explicitly: _____.

Options: I have not formed a view on whether every branch meets the standard, I believe at least one branch fails to meet the standard, I believe every branch meets the standard