INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

SOME * ANY * NO

COMPOUNDS

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)

SOME compounds can also be used in REQUESTS and OFFERS.

Would you like something to eat?

Can I have something to drink?

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.)

REMEMBER *IMPORTANT* REMEMBER

You can't use ANY compounds in negative verbs.

*Anybody didn't go home.*

Nobody went home

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.

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....

Multiple Choice

______ phoned you today, but he didn't tell me his name.

• Something

• Anybody

• Somebody

Multiple Choice

Everybody was having lunch in the restaurant so there was ______ in the office.

• anybody

• nobody

• everybody

Multiple Choice

She didn't say ______ about her job when I spoke to her.

• nothing

• something

• anything

Multiple Choice

I'm sure you'll find it ______ if you keep looking.

• somewhere

• anywhere

• nowhere

Multiple Choice

Are you worried about something? No, ______ is worrying me.

• something

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Can I speak to you for a moment? I want to discuss ______ with you.

• something

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

I'm afraid I don't know ______ about this subject.

• something

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

I rang the doorbell but ______ was in.

• no one

• anyone

• someone

Multiple Choice

I asked a lot of people, but ______ knew.

• somebody

• anybody

• nobody

Multiple Choice

I didn't eat ______ for lunch yesterday.

• something

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

______interesting has happened recently.

• Nothing

• Nobody

• Nowhere