Something, anything, nothing, etc.
·
Use somebody/
someone, something, somewhere with + verb when you don’t say
exactly who, what, or where
·
Use anybody/ anyone,
anything, anywhere with - verb or in questions.
I didn’t anything last night. NOT I didn’t do
nothing.
·
Use nobody/ no one, nothing,
nowhere in shorts answers or
in sentences with a + verb.
|
people
|
+
|
Somebody/ someone has taken my pen!
|
-
|
I didn’t
speak to anybody/
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.
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-
|
We didn’t
go anywhere
this summer.
|
?
|
Is there
anywhere to
park?
|
X
|
No, nowhere.
There’s nowhere
to park.
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