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somebody, anything, nowhere, 000

somebody someone something somewhere anybody anyone anything anywhere
nobody no one nothing nowhere everybody everyone everything everywhere

Somebody and someone mean the same; so do anybody and anyone etc.
The difference between somebody etc and anybody etc is the same as the difference between
some and any [see pages 170-171). For every, see page 179.
Somebody telephoned for you. Has anybody seen my keys? She didn't speak to anyone.
I've got something for you. Do you want anything from the shops? He lives somewhere in London.
She never goes anywhere. Nothing happened. Everyone knew that.

^ Complete the words.
► Is ..P.i^.body at home? 7 'Where did you go at the weekend?'

1 'What did you say?' 'No where - we stayed at home.'

2 I haven't seen Amy................. where. 8 I want to tell you some..................
3 There's................. one at the door. 9 Every.................. in my family has blue eyes.
4 Can I do any.................. to help? 10 I don't know................. body who plays rugby.
5 You can find Coca-Cola every............. 11 Every.................. in this shop is expensive.
6 No.................. understands me. 12 I want to live.................where warm.

^ These are sentences from real conversations. Can you complete them with somebody, anything etc?
1 Does........................want to speak about that? 5 Ten people in one room with no bath, no
2 The poor woman has........................to go. water,.......................
3 It doesn't cost....................... 6 What can you buy for a woman who has
4 .......................said'thank you': notone man. .......................?

After nobody/no one, everybody/everyone, everything and nothing we use singular verbs.
Everybody knows. (NOT Everybody know.) Everything is OK. Nothing happens here.

^ Put in verbs from the box. Use singular forms.

agree be be happen have know

1 Nobody........................where she lives. 4 ........................everybody here?
2 Everything........................to me. 5 ........................ everybody got a drink?
3 Everything.....................interesting to somebody. 6 No one........................with me.

One negative word (like nothing, never, not) is normally enough (see page 115).
She never says anything. (NOT She-never says nothing. OR -She-doesn't never...)

Correct (/) or not (X)?
1 We couldn't find a hotel nowhere. .. 6 Don't say nothing to Alan about Olivia.

2 Does anybody know Penny's phone 7 Everybody needs help sometimes........
number?...... 8 Do anybody want another drink?......
3 Can I ask you something?...... 9 Anybody doesn't understand me........

4 Nobody want to go home........ 10 I don't never want to take nothing from
5 I don't want something, thank you. . nobody........

Note the difference between no one and none. No one means ’nobody’; none means 'not any'.
No one can help me. I wanted some plums, but there were none in the shop.

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