INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
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IRENE POMARES
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SOME * ANY * NO
COMPOUNDS
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We use SOME compounds in AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.
something (I'll show you something)
somebody (There is somebody in the kitchen)
someone (There is someone in the kitchen)
somewhere (He lives somewhere in the south of Spain)
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SOME compounds can also be used in REQUESTS and OFFERS.
Would you like something to eat?
Can I have something to drink?
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ANY compounds are used in QUESTIONS and NEGATIVE VERBS.
anything (Did he tell you anything?)
anybody (I didn't see anybody.)
anyone (Will yo meet anyone?)
anywhere (I can't find my glasses anywhere.)
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REMEMBER *IMPORTANT* REMEMBER
You can't use ANY compounds in negative verbs.
*Anybody didn't go home.*
Nobody went home
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ANYBODY/ONE, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE
can be used with a positive verb when there is no limit of possibilities.
Anyone can do this exercise.
I would do anything for her.
The criminal can be hidden anywhere.
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NO compounds are used in negative sentences but the verb is always affirmative.
nothing (Nothing is the same without her) *Nothing isn't the same...
nobody (Nobody came to my party) *Nobody didn't come...
no one (I saw no one in the garden) *I didn't see no one...
nowhere (I have nowhere to go) *I don't have nowhere....
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Multiple Choice
______ phoned you today, but he didn't tell me his name.
Something
Anybody
Somebody
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Multiple Choice
Everybody was having lunch in the restaurant so there was ______ in the office.
anybody
nobody
everybody
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Multiple Choice
She didn't say ______ about her job when I spoke to her.
nothing
something
anything
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Multiple Choice
I'm sure you'll find it ______ if you keep looking.
somewhere
anywhere
nowhere
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Multiple Choice
Are you worried about something? No, ______ is worrying me.
something
anything
nothing
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Multiple Choice
Can I speak to you for a moment? I want to discuss ______ with you.
something
anything
nothing
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Multiple Choice
I'm afraid I don't know ______ about this subject.
something
anything
nothing
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Multiple Choice
I rang the doorbell but ______ was in.
no one
anyone
someone
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Multiple Choice
I asked a lot of people, but ______ knew.
somebody
anybody
nobody
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Multiple Choice
I didn't eat ______ for lunch yesterday.
something
anything
nothing
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Multiple Choice
______interesting has happened recently.
Nothing
Nobody
Nowhere
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COMPOUNDS
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