Something-Anything-Nothing

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Indefinite pronouns

PEOPLE:

Affirmative sentences+ I met somebody at the party

Negative sentences

- I didn't meet anybody at the party.

-I met nobody at the party

Interrogative sentences? Did you meet anybody at the party?

Indefinite pronouns

PLACES

Affirmative sentences+ Let's go somewhere this weekend

Negative sentences- I am not going anywhere this weekend.

I am going nowhere this weekend.

Interrogative sentencesAre you going anywhere this weekend?

Indefinite pronouns

THINGS

Affirmative sentences+ I bought something for dinner

Negative sentences- I didn't buy anything for dinner.

I bought nothing for dinner.

Interrogative sentences? Did you buy anything for dinner?

Use some in +sentences. Eg.

I met somebody at the party

I bought something for dinner

Let's go somewhere this weekend

SOME.SOME...

Use some in +sentences. Eg.

I met somebody at the party

I bought something for dinner

Let's go somewhere this weekend

ANY...ANY...

Anybody,Anything,Anywhere in? Or in –

sentences.

“where's Sam? Has anybody seen him?

“I didn't know anybody at that party”

“I didn't buy anything in the shopping centre”

NO...NO...

Nobody, nothing, nowhere in negative

sentences with a + verb.Examples:

I am going nowhere this weekend.

I bought nothing for dinner.

I met nobody at the party

Use Examples:

“Who did you meet? Nobody

“What's in the bag? Nothing

“where did you go? Nowhere

Short AnswersShort Answers

Use

Nobody, nothing, nowhere in short

answers.Examples:

“Who did you meet? Nobody

“What's in the bag? Nothing

“where did you go? Nowhere

ANY...ANY...ANY...

Use Anybody,Anything, Anywhere in + sentences: cualquiera, cualquier cosa, en cualquier lugar.

Examples:

“I never have problems sleeping on buses or planes. I can sleep anywhere” =cualquier sitio,cualquier lugar.

NEVER

If “never” is in the sentence, the sentence is

negative and we use anything/

anybody/anywhere.

I never read anything during the week because

I don't have time.

I never watch anything on tv because it is very

boring.

Typical mistakesTypical mistakes

1.Using nobody/nothing/nowhere with a negative

verb.You can't use a double negative in English.

Eg: I didn't see nobody (WRONG).

I didn't see anybody (RIGHT)

2.Using anybody/anything/anywhere in one word answers to convey a negative meaning.

Eg: who did you see?Anybody (WRONG)

Who did you see? Nobody (RIGHT)