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Use of SOME:
1. In sentences you expect a positive answer and with demands
I bought some very nice postcards.
Give me some orange juice, please.
2. In polite questions or requests or if we expect the answer "YES".
Would you like some more coffee?
Do we have some time to go to the cinema?
Use of ANY:
1. In questions: Have you got any blue shoes?
2. In negations: No, I haven't got any.
3. In conditional clauses: If I had any, I would wear them.
4. We use any with never, without and hardly: They hardly do any homework.
1. I'm going to buy Some eggs.
2. They didn't make Any mistakes.
3. I can't pay. I haven't got Any money.
4. There aren't Any shops in this part of the town.
5. George and Alice haven't got Any children.
6. Have you got Any brothers or sisters?
7. There are Some beautiful flowers in the garden.
8. Are there Any letters for me?
9. I haven't got Any stamps, but Ann has got Some.
10. Do you know Any good hotels in London?
1. I can't buy you a drink. I haven't got any money.
2. I want to wash my hair. Is there any shampoo?
3. I'm going to the post office to get some stamps.
4. Can you speak any foreign languages?
5. I left my camera at home. I can't take any photos.
6. Sorry, we're late. We had some problems with the car.
7. Everybody was standing because there weren't any chairs in the hall.
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People
+ Somebody / Someone has taken my pen!
- I didn't speak ro anybody I anyone.
? Did anybody / anyone phone?
x No,nobody / no one. Nobody / No one phoned.
Things
+ I bought something for dinner.
- I didn't do anything at the weekend.
? Is there anything in the fridge?
x No,nothing. There's nothing in the fridge
Places
+ Let's go somewhere this weekend.
- We didn't go anywhere this summer.
? Is there anywhere ro park?
x No, nowhere. There' nowhere to park.
Use somebody / someone, something, somewhere with a + verb
when you don't say exactly who, what, or where.
• Use anybody / anyone, anything, anywhere in questions or with
a negative (-) verb.
I didn't do anything last night. NOT I didn't do nothing:
• Use nobody / no one, nothing, nowhere in short answers or in
sentences with a positive (+) verb.
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1 using nobody / nothing / nowhere with a negative verb.
I didn't see nobody
( you cannot use a 'double negative' in English.)
2 using anybody / anything / anywhere in one word
answers to convey a negative meaning.
Who did you see? Anybody.
• To talk about people there are two alternative
forms: somebody / someone.
They are identical in meaning!
something (like some) is also used in questions to make an offer or request
Would you like something to drink?
Could you go somewhere for me this afternoon?
Nobody knows where he goes.
Somebody's coming to lunch.
I never said anything.
I've done nothing since Sunday.
Don't tell anybody about the message.
There's nowhere to go except home.
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Are you doing anything tonight?
Did you meet anybody last night?
Somebody phoned when you were out. They're going to call back later.
I've seen your wallet ___ , but I can't remember where.
somewhere
There's _______. interesting on TV tonight. Let's go out.
nothing
Did ____ call while I was out?
anybody
Did you go ___ exciting at the weekend?
somewhere
I've bought you ___really nice for Christmas!
ìsomething
I rang the doorbell, but ___ answered.
nobody
We went shopping, but we didn't buy ___ _
anything
There's ___ more expensive than London!
nowhere
There's ___ at the door. Can you go and open it please?
someone
I don't want ___ to eat, thanks. I'm not hungry.
anything
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A - Anything else, sir?
B - No, thank you, that's everything.
A - Can I have a biscuit?
B - Sorry, there aren't any left. (-)
There's nothing good on TV tonight, so we're going to the cinema.
You can't buy real pizza anywhere in this town! (-)
Nobody knows the exact date this planet was created.
I think the house was empty because no one answered the door.
There isn't anywhere that sells sunglasses in the shopping centre. Try the High Street.(-)
A - Where would you like to go on holiday?
B - Somewhere with sun and a beach. I want a tan!
None of us knew the answer. We didn't have a clue!
Has anyone / anybody seen my purse?
I've never met anybody /anyone like her before.
I wish I knew someone / somebody who could help me with this.
Mum! There's someone / somebody on the phone for you!
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1 What did you dol ast night? Nothing.
2 Where did you go yesterday? Nowhere
3 Who did you see? Nobody.
1 l didn't do anything.
2 didn't go anywhere.
3 I didn't see anybody.
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