I- Indefinite pronouns with “some”
Somebody / Someone > a person
Something > a thing
Somewhere > a place
1- We always use them in positive sentences.
2- They are always singular.
3- We always use “to V1” after them.
4- We never use “to” just before somewhere.
5- We can use them as “subject” or “object”.
Somebody is waiting for you.
I have got something to give you.
I want to buy something cheap.
The teacher wants help from someone in the classroom.
They went somewhere very beautiful.
I don’t want to drink this fruit juice. I want something else.
I want somebody strong to lift this heavy box.
She hasn’t got much money so she wants to buy something else.
II- Indefinite pronouns with “any”
Anybody / Anyone > any person in a group
Anything > any thing in a group
Anywhere > any place somewhere
1- We always use them in positive sentences.
2- They are always singular.
3- We always use “to V1” after them.
4- We never use “to” just before anywhere.
5- We can use them as “subject” or “object”.
My father never chooses food, anything my mother cooks.
They have got a lot of money and they have got a wonderful car. They can go anywhere in Turkey on the new year.
Anybody / Anyone > no person
Anything > no thing
Anywhere > no place
1- We always use them in negative sentences.
2- They are always singular.
3- We always use “to V1” after them.
4- We never use “to” just before anywhere.
5- We can use them as “subject” or “object”.
I didn’t eat anything this morning.
There isn’t anything to eat in their refrigerator.
I don’t want to see anybody because I am very angry.
Anybody / Anyone > a person
Anything > a thing
Anywhere > a place
1- We can never use them as “subject”. We always use them as “object”.
2- We always use them in negative sentences.
3- They are always singular.
4- We always use “to V1” after them.
5- We never use “to” just before anywhere.
III-Indefinite pronouns with “no”
nobody / no one > no person
nothing > no thing
nowhere > no place
1- We can only use them in positive sentences, but they make the sentences negative we need it.
2- They are always singular.
3- We always use “to V1” after them.
4- We never use “to” just before nowhere.
5- We can use them as “subject” or “object”.
Nobody wants to come with me.
There is nobody in the street. The streets are very silent.
We went nowhere last summer. We stayed at home.
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