Some/Any/No/Every Compounds

Compounds

Some/Any/No/Every

People: +body/one

• somebody/someone

• anybody/anyone

• nobody/no one

• everybody/everyone

Things: +thing

• something

• anything

• everything

• nothing

Places: +where

• somewhere

• anywhere

• everywhere

• nowhere

Some Compounds are used:

• in affirmative sentences eg I met someone who knows you yesterday.

• polite questions (invitations, requests etc) eg Can please somebody help me?

• in questions we know the answer is yes eg Is something worrying you? You look upset.

• at the beginning of the clause eg Somebody left this box for you,

Any Compounds are used:

• in negative sentences eg I don't have anything with me.

• in questions when we aren't sure of the answer eg Is there anything good on TV today?

• when we mean "it doesn't matter who, which, where, what" eg I'll go anywhere with you.

• in sentences with negative words such as hardly, never, seldom, without eg I have hardly met anyone in this city yet.

Every Compounds are used:

• everywhere with everything and everyone ;)

No Compounds are used:

• in affirmative senteces with negative meaning eg I saw nobody (=I didn't see anynone.)

• at the beginning of the sentence eg Nobody told me the meeting was today.

Some/Any/Every/No Compounds

• take singular verbs eg Everyone is happy.

• use the "they, them, their" pronouns eg If someone told you the sky is red, would you believe them?

• often combine else/else's eg Is there anything else you want to ask? This isn't my book I must have taken somebody else's.

Multiple Choice

Peter was sad because he had__________ to wear to the party

• nothing

• everything

• anything

• someone

Multiple Choice

I can't find my phone_________. Have you seen it?

• anywhere

• nowhere

• something

• nobody

Multiple Choice

Maria is sad because she thinks nobody______ her.

• likes

• like

• are liking

• liked

Multiple Choice

Why didn't this recipie work? I did______ you told me?

• everything

• nothing

• someone

• something

Multiple Choice

Look! Someone____ trying to take that lady's bag!

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The man I saw wasn't Alec. It was someone____ .

• else

• else's

• going