1 Lesson Indefine Pronouns

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INDEFINE PRONOUNS

Compound nouns made with SOME, ANY and NO

 

Indefinitive

The compounds of some and any behave in the same way as some and any, that is to say, some-: in affirmative sentences and, any-: in negatives and questions, although we use some- in the interrogative to offer something, to ask for something or when we expect a positive response, as we saw in the previous unit.

 

Index. ex

 

NOTICE that there is a difference in emphasis between nothing, nobody etc. and not ... anything, not ... anybody:

Inde.1

 

 

SOMETHING, SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE

Inde.2

 

ANYBODY, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE

 

Inde.3

NOBODY, NOTHING, NOWHERE

Inde.4

 

 

ANY can also be used in positive statements to mean 'no matter which', 'no matter who', 'no matter what':

Inde.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION: Complete the following paragraph:

Emily was looking for __________ to help her to buy ___________ for her child but she didn't find __________ because there was ___________ in the mall.