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[C-C+] Indefinite Pronouns

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Direction: Read the passage below then answer the questions being asked.

Indefinite Pronouns.


In the office, someone had left a coffee mug on the desk. Nobody claimed ownership, and anyone passing by wondered who it belonged to. Everybody seemed busy with their tasks, their minds preoccupied with deadlines and meetings. Somewhere in the sea of cubicles, someone had misplaced a pen, and no one knew where it had disappeared to. Each person focused on their own work, hoping to complete it before the end of the day. Anybody could be the next employee to receive a promotion, as opportunities were open for everyone. Nobody knew for sure what the future held for them, but each individual strived to make a difference within the confines of their office walls.

QUESTIONS:

1. What did each individual hope to achieve before the end of the day?

2. Who will receive a promotion? Why?

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

I. Some, Any, No, None

1. Use some and any to talk about a limited quantity of something. Use not ... any, no, and none when there is nothing there.

    Example:

  • You can see some birds.

  • The beach doesn't have any cafes.

  • There are no tourists.

  • Are there any people swimming? No, none.

2. Use some and any with countable plural nouns and uncountable nouns.

    Example:

  • Some people like quiet holidays. (People - plural noun)

  • Do you have any news? (news - uncountable)

  • I need some information. (information - uncountable)

3. We often use some in statements and any in negative sentences. We also use any in questions instead of some..

    Example:

  • It has some roads.

  • There isn't any pollution.

  • Do you want any milk with your coffee?

4. We can use some in questions when we expect the answer "yes", especially for offers, requests and suggestions.

    Example:

  • Would you like some help? (offer)

  • Can I have some sugar? (request)

  • Shall I take some photos? (suggestion)

5. We can use any in statements to mean "it doesn't matter which one".

    Example:

  • Use any color

6. We can use some and any without a following noun when it is clear what some and any are referring to.

    Example:

  • There are hotels but some are only open in summer.

  • We have time for some questions. Do you have any?

7. We can use of after some, any , and none, before the or a pronoun.

    Example:

  • I read some of the website.

  • Do any of you speak English?

  • ... none of them are very big.

II. Something, Everywhere, Nobody, Anyone

1. Use the pronouns anybody, somebody, anyone, or someone to talk about a person. (The words ending in -body or -one are the same in meaning.)

    Example:

  • Anyone can catch your eye.

Use the pronouns anywhere or somewhere to talk about a place.

  1. Other indefinite pronouns
everywhere all places
everybody or everyone all people
everything all things
nowhere no place
nobody or no one no person
nothing no thing or not anything

    Example:

  • He knows nothing and he thinks he knows everything.

3. We usually use something, somewhere, somebody, and someone in statements.

    Example:

  • It takes someone special to catch my heart.

We often use anything, anywhere, anybody, and anyone in negative sentences and questions.

    Example:

  • I can't see anything.

  • Is anybody at home?

4. We can also use pronouns with any- in statements to mean "all" when it doesn't matter who, what or where.

    Example:

  • Anyone can catch your eye. (all people; it doesn't matter who they are).

  • He can go anywhere he wants. (He can go to all places; it doesn't matter where.)

SingularPluralSingular / Plural
another, anybody,anyone, anything, each, either, enough, everybody, everyone, everything, less, little, much, neither, nobody, no-one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someoneboth, few, fewer, many, others, severalall, any, more, most, none, some, such
NOTES

    📌 Indefinite pronouns "all", "any", "more","most" and "some" are singular when they refer to something singular but plural when they refer to something plural

  1. Most of them are required.

  2. Most of it is required.

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Direction: Describe a typical day in your office or house using indefinite pronouns. Make sure to use at least five indefinite pronouns.

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