Some/Any/Every/No 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

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Maria is sad because she thinks nobody______ her.

• likes

• like

• are liking

• liked

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

• everything

• nothing

• someone

• something

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

• is

• are

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

• else
• else's

• going

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I don’t have ___ to eat.

• nothing

• something

• anything

• everything

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2. There’s ___ in this room making a noise. What is it?

• anything

• nothing

• something

• everything

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There’s ___ wrong with you, you’re perfectly healthy.

• everything

• nothing

• anything

• something

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Do you have ___ you need for the trip?

• nothing

• something

• everything

• anything

Multiple Select

If you need ___ , just call me.

• something

• nothing

• anything

• everything

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That mess has ___ to do with me!

• everything

• nothing

• anything

• something

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There’s ___ important I need to tell you, please could we talk privately

• something

• everything

• anything

• nothing

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The doctors did ___ they could, but it wasn’t enough.

• something

• everything

• anything

• nothing

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There’s ___ you can say to make me forgive you. I never want to speak to you again.

• everything

• nothing

• something

• anything

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There isn’t ___ left, the burglars took it all.

• something

• nothing

• everything

• anything

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Everyone must bring ___ for lunch.

• everything

• nothing

• something

• anything

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I promise, ___ is fine! I’m just really tired.

• nothing

• anything

• everything

• something

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In my opinion, ___ is more important than family.

• something

• everything

• anything

• nothing

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Argh! ___ just crawled over my foot!

• anything

• nothing

• everything

• something

Multiple Choice

DID YOU BUY ................ NEW?

• SOMETHING

• ANYTHING

• SOMEONE

Multiple Select

SHE KNOWS ................. WHO WORKS FOR THE PRESIDENT.

• SOMEBODY

• ANYONE

• SOMEONE

Multiple Choice

I WENT ......................... NICE AT THE WEEKEND.

NICE = agradable

• ANYTHING

• ANYWHERE

• SOMEWHERE

Multiple Choice

.............................. HAS TO GO TO THE SUPERMARKET.

• SOMEONE

• ANYONE

• SOMEWHERE

Multiple Choice

THERE IS ............................. FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

• ANYTHING

• NOTHING

• EVERYWHERE

Multiple Choice

THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ........................................... .

• EVERYWHERE

• ANYWHRE

• EVERYBODY

Multiple Select

.............................................. LIKES "BICHOTA" BY KAROL G.

• EVERYONE

• ANYBODY

• EVERYBODY

Multiple Select

............................. IS WRITING LOVE LETTERS.

• NO ONE

• ANYONE

• ANYWHERE

Multiple Choice

ARE THERE BIRDS ............................ ?

• SOMEWHERE

• EVERYTHING

• EVERYWHERE

Multiple Choice

DID SHE INVITE .................... TO MY PARTY?

• SOMEBODY

• ANYBODY

• SOMEONE

Multiple Choice

Is there ________ you need? Maybe I can help you.

• anything
• something
• everything
• nothing

Multiple Choice

……………………… is running

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

Is there anyone on the motorbike?

No, there isn’t ………on the motorbike

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

They are all eating pizza! …………… likes pizza!

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

There isn't ........... in the garden.

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

Is there  ........... in the classroom?

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

_____ loves teacher Leena. She is so friendly!

• anybody

• somebody

• everybody

• nobody

Multiple Choice

There is ........... at school at this time of the day. It's closed.

• anybody
• somebody
• everybody
• nobody

Multiple Choice

1- A: Have you seen my blue trousers?

I can't find them-------------

• everywhere

• nowhere

• anywhere

• somewhere