Compounds with Some, Any, No and Every |
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We use SOMETHING for things
SOMEBODY or SOMEONE for people
SOMEWHERE for places.
We can also make compounds with ANY- and NO-:
ANYTHING, ANYBODY, ANYONE, ANYWHERE
NOTHING /nʌθɪŋ/ NOBODY /nəʊbɒdɪ/ NO ONE /nəʊ wʌn/ NOWHERE /nəʊweə*/
The same rules that apply for SOME and ANY also apply for somebody/anybody, etc:
(you can read the rules on this other lesson: Some, Any, No)
He never does anything bad.
I need somewhere to sleep.
I know someone who could help us.
Do you know anyone who could help us?
I haven't got anything to eat = I've got nothing to eat
The plural of SOMEBODY or SOMEONE is "some people", the plural of SOMETHING is "some things", the plural of SOMEWHERE is "some places".
- There's somebody at the door
- There are some people waiting outside
- Look, I've got something for you, open it!
- I wanted to buy some things but now I can't remember what
- He lives somewhere near here
- You can find palm trees in some places near here
You never use a preposition before compounds with -WHERE
- She must be hiding in the mountains
She must be hiding somewhere
- I'm not going to your house
I'm not going anywhere / I'm going nowhere
- Are you going to the bar?
Are you going anywhere?
You can also make compounds with EVERY-
- Everything = all the things
- Everybody/everyone = all the people
- Everywhere = in/at/to/on all the places
Notice that the verb is always singular
- Everything was quiet = All the things were quiet
- Everybody needs somebody = All the people need some person
- I looked for it everywhere = I looked for it in all the places
- Everybody is happy
| Gapped text | Items |
|---|---|
| Has she gone ______________________? | anywhere / to anywhere / to any place / everywhere |
| Would you like ______________________ to drink? I've got coffee and tea | something / anything |
| Is there ______________________ here from Scotland? | anybody / anything / somebody / nowhere / something / everybody |
| ______________________ was quiet | Everything / Anything / Some things / Nowhere |
| ______________________ needs ______________________ to love | anybody / anything / nothing / something / anywhere / everybody / somebody / everywhere |
| ______________________ saw you | Anywhere / Anything / Everywhere / Anybody / Somebody |
| I feel ______________________ strange on my back | everything / somebody / nobody / anybody / something / everybody / anything |
| If you need ______________________, say it | something / anywhere / somebody / anything / somewhere / nowhere |
| You can find palm trees in ______________________ near the city | some places / some people / something / nobody / nothing / anywhere / somewhere |
| I'm not going ______________________ | nowhere / anywhere / in everywhere / to anywhere / to nowhere / to somewhere |
| You can't find that flower ______________________ | in anywhere / anywhere / at anywhere / by anywhere |
| I can't find it ______________________ | nobody / somebody / anything / anywhere / some places / in anywhere |
| There is ______________________ at the door | anybody / anywhere / anything / nowhere / in somewhere / somewhere / nobody |
| I need ______________________ to sleep | some where / somewhere / no where / everywhere |
| I need ______________________ for this experiment, and they are very difficult to find | anything / something / anythings / some things / nothing / somethings / somebody |
| ______________________ knows it | Nothing / Anything / Nobody / Something / Nowhere |
| Grass grows ______________________ | in everywhere / in nowhere / somewhere / everywhere / some places / some place |
| He never does ______________________ wrong | something / nowhere / nobody / anything / nothing / somebody / everywhere |
| They are ______________________, inside and upside, far and near | anywhere / everybody / in everywhere / anything / everywhere |
| She lives ______________________ in Africa | some place / anywhere / at nowhere / in somewhere / everywhere / somewhere |
| ______________________ is good for me | Anything / Some things / Everywhere / Something |
| Do you know ______________________ here? | anybody / everywhere / at nowhere / in everywhere |
| ______________________ know everything | somewhere / anywhere / anything / somebody / someone / some people / anybody / nothing |
| ______________________ are talking on the phone | anybody / everything / anything / somewhere / somebody / nothing / some people |
| ______________________ are very special | some things / somebody / somewhere / something / everybody |