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The Quantifiers-Compound nouns made with SOME, ANY and NO - Quantifiers | English Grammar - English Free Test
Some + |
Any + |
-thing |
-body |
-one |
-where |
No + |
Compound nouns with some- and any- are used in the same way as some and
any .
Positive statements
Example
- Someone is sleeping in my bed.
- He saw something in the garden.
- I left my glasses somewhere in the house.
Questions
Example
- Are you looking for someone ? (= I'm sure you are)
- Have you lost something ? (= I'm sure you have)
- Is there anything to eat? (real question)
- Did you go anywhere last night?
Negative statements
Example
- She didn't go anywhere last night.
- He doesn't know anybody here.
NOTICE that there is a difference in emphasis between
nothing , nobody etc. and not ...
anything , not ... anybody :
Example
- I do n't know anything about it. (= neutral, no
emphasis)
- I know nothing about it (= more emphatic, maybe defensive)
SOMETHING, SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE
Example
- I have something to tell you.
- There is something to drink in the fridge.
- He knows somebody in New York
- Susie has somebody staying with her.
- They want to go somewhere hot for their holidays.
- Keith is looking for somewhere to live.
ANYBODY, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE
Example
- Is there anybody who speaks English here?
- Does anybody have the time?
- Is there anything to eat?
- Have you anything to say?
- He doesn't have anything to stay tonight.
- I wouldn't eat anything except at Maxim's.
NOBODY, NOTHING, NOWHERE
Example
- There is nobody in the house at the moment
- When I arrived there was nobody to meet me.
- I have learnt nothing since I began the course.
- There is nothing to eat.
- There is nowhere as beautiful as Paris in the Spring.
- Homeless people have nowhere to go at night.
ANY can also be used in positive statements to mean '
no matter which ', ' no matter who ', ' no matter
what '
Example
- You can borrow any of my books.
- They can choose anything from the menu.
- You may invite anybody to dinner, I don't mind.