Complete the given sentence with an appropriate homophone from the given options.
There was no one __________ a few of my friends.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer option 1 i.e. except.
Except means "apart from the fact that".
Here, it means that generally, there was no one there, with the exception of a few friends. The word "except" is used to introduce this exception.
Other options mean:
Expect means to anticipate something in the future.
Accept means to receive or agree to something.
Excerpt means a small part taken from a larger text or media.