1. Period 6 Grammar (II)
Indefinite Pronouns

2. Indefinite Pronouns -thing -body -one some- something Somebody someone
any-
anything
Anybody
anyone
every-
everything
Everybody
everyone
no-
Nothing
nobody
no one

3. We use indefinite pronouns when we do
not know or do not
need to mention the person or the thing
that we are talking
about.

4. people someone / somebody anyone / anybody no one / nobody
everyone/everybody
refer to
people

5. Eg: 1. ‘someone’ / ‘somebody’ has come.
Rule 1. We use ‘someone’ / ‘somebody’
in positive sentences.
Eg:
1. ‘someone’ / ‘somebody’ has come.
2. There is ‘someone’ / ‘somebody’
in the fitting room.

6. Eg: 1. Has ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’ come?
Rule 2. We use ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’
in questions.
Eg:
1. Has ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’ come?
2. Is there ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’ in
the fitting room?

7. Eg: I can’t see ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’ in the fitting room.
Rule 3. We use ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’
and ‘no one’ / ‘nobody’
in negative sentences.
Eg:
I can’t see ‘anyone’ / ‘anybody’
in the fitting room.
2. ‘No one’ / ‘Nobody’ has come.

8. Listen! ____________________ is knocking at the door.
Someone / somebody, anyone / anybody, no one / nobody
Someone/ Somebody
Listen! ____________________ is knocking at the door.
Is there _________ in the fitting room now?
_________ would like to do it. It’s so hard.
I can’t see ____________ in the classroom.
__________ can do it except Tom.
_________________ who is feeling sad may say ‘I’m feeling blue’.
_________________ who feels tired or weak should wear colours that make you feel energetic.
If you are _________ who needs physical strength, you should wear red cloths.
Has __________ come?
Yesterday I went shopping with my aunt. She bought a gift for ___________.
anybody
Nobody
anybody
Nobody
Anybody / Anyone
Anyone / Anybody
someone
anyone
somebody

9. Fill in the blanks: Saturday, 28th October Dear Diary
I went shopping with Amy this morning. She bought a gift for _________ (anyone, someone). I wonder if she is going to a birthday party?
In the afternoon, we met some friends and went shopping for clothes together. Daniel was in a bad mood and didn’t talk to _________ (anyone, someone) all the afternoon.
someone
anybody

10. No one
_________ (Anybody, No one) could cheer him up. Simon kept making phone calls to _________ (anyone, somebody) but would not tell us what he was saying. He made sure that _________(nobody somebody) could hear what he was saying. Sandy was talking so much about herself that she didn’t listen to _________ (anyone, someone) else.
It was a very strange day. Everyone seemed to have a secret or was just not acting normally. Maybe I should talk to ________ (anyone,someone) about my friends’ strange behavior, but I can’t think of _________ (anyone, somebody) to ask.
somebody
nobody
anyone
someone
anyone

11. something
anything
nothing
none
refer to
things

12. Eg: Rule 1. We use ‘something’ in positive sentences.
1. Simon has something in his bag.
2. They found something.

13. Eg: Rule 2. We use ‘anything’ in questions. Does Simon have anything
in his bag.
2. Did they find anything ?

14. Eg: Rule 3. We use ‘nothing’ and ‘none’ in negative sentences.
1. There is nothing in Simon’s bag.
2. None of teachers is in office .

15. Is there __________ interesting in today’s newspaper?
something, anything, nothing, none
Is there __________ interesting in today’s newspaper?
I have __________ new to tell you.
__________ is difficult if you put your heart into it.
You are all right. There is __________ wrong with you.
If you do _________ wrong, you should say ‘Sorry’.
She found ___________ on the floor. It is a pen.
There is _________ in Millie’s bag. It’s empty.
_________ of us knew the answer.
--- Mum, is there any bread for breakfast?
--- No, there is __________.
Are there any tomatoes?
--- No. There are ___________. We ate them all.
anything
something
Nothing
nothing
something
something
nothing
None
nothing
none

16. Fill in the blanks: Saturday, 28th October Dear Diary
I went shopping with Amy this morning. She bought a gift for _________ (anyone, someone). I wonder if she is going to a birthday party?
In the afternoon, we met some friends and went shopping for clothes together. Daniel was in a bad mood and didn’t talk to _________ (anyone, someone) all the afternoon.
someone
anybody

17. No one
_________ (Anybody, No one) could cheer him up. Simon kept making phone calls to _________ (anyone, somebody) but would not tell us what he was saying. He made sure that _________(nobody somebody) could hear what he was saying. Sandy was talking so much about herself that she didn’t listen to _________ (anyone, someone) else.
It was a very strange day. Everyone seemed to have a secret or was just not acting normally. Maybe I should talk to ________ (anyone,someone) about my friends’ strange behavior, but I can’t think of _________ (anyone, somebody) to ask.
somebody
nobody
anyone
someone
anyone

18. Pay attention to more rules:
1. anyone / anybody --- any person
any one --- one, no matter which
E.g.: 1) Is there anyone in ?
2) Anyone who feels tired or weak
should wear colours that make
you feel energetic.
3) You can have any one you like.

19. 2. no one = not… anyone nobody = not … anybody nothing = not … anything none = no one; not any
E.g.: 1) There is no one / nobody/
nothing in the fitting room.
= There is not anyone/anybody/
anything in the fitting room.
2. We wanted some coffee, but none
was left.

20. 3. In some cases, where we are offering help or when we expect the answer to be ‘yes’, we use ‘someone / somebody / something’ in questions.
E.g.: 1) Would you like to talk to
someone about it?
2) Can I do something for you, sir?

21. 4. Their attributives are put behind them directly.
E.g.: 1) Something important must
be written down in class.
2) You can buy anything you like
in that new shopping mall.
3) Anyone who want to go climbing,
please sign your name here!

22. 5. When they are used as subjects, the predicate should be used in singular form.
E.g. : 1)Everybody is welcomed there.
2) Nobody has enough to eat in those days.

23. 6. none和no one的区别 no one 指人 none 既可指人也可指物 1. none 后可以接of
no one 后不可以接of 2.
---Who is in the classroom? No one. 3.
--- How many / much … in the classroom? --- None.
4. When ‘none’ is used as subject, the predicate can be either singular (强调个体）or plural （强调整体）.

24. everyone anything anything anything nothing None anyone Someone nobody
Choose suitable infinitive to complete the sentences.
someone anyone nobody something anything nothing none everyone everything
everyone
Since ___________ is here, let’s begin our lesson.
There is ___________ wrong with my watch. It doesn’t work.
She asked me to tell her ___________ I knew.
--- Did he say ___________ about it?
--- No, he said ___________.
5. __________ of the teachers is in the office.
I can’t see __________ in the reading room.
__________ called Jim yesterday, but he was out.
He can’t dance, so he has __________ else to dance with.
anything
anything
anything
nothing
None
anyone
Someone
nobody

25. Choose the suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
L----Lily; F---- Fangfang
L: Hi, Fangfang. What are you to do this National Day?
F: I prefer _________ (to go, going) to Beijing. What about you?
L: I’m not sure. I would rather _______(go, to go) to Tibet than Beijing because I have been twice. I have known ____________ (something, anything) about Beijing.
F: Oh, I see. Would you please tell me ____________ (something, anything) about Beijing?
L: Sure. I’ll tell you later. Let’s talk about your plan first. Do you know ___________ (something, anything) about it?
to go go
something
something
anything

26. nothing would flying taking Nobody
F: Sorry, I don’t know. What about you?
L: Before I read a book about it I knew ____________ (nothing, anything) about it. But now I know a lot about it from the book. So I ___________ (could, would) rather go to see it myself.
F: How will you go there, by plane or by train?
L: I prefer _________ (fly, flying) to __________ (to take, taking) a train there.
F: But it’s a little too expensive. I would rather go by train. By the way, whom will you go with?
L: ___________ (Nobody, Anybody) but myself.
F: A brave girl.
nothing
would
flying
taking
Nobody

27. Put the following sentences into English.
有人把伞丢这儿了。
2. 你可以拿任何你所喜欢的东西。
3. 我们未向任何人求援。
4. 我本来有事要告诉你，可是我忘记了。
5. 若有人打电话找我，就说我在5点以前回来。
6. 没有一个学生会回答那个问题。
Someone / Somebody has left his umbrella here.
You can take anything you like.
We asked nobody to help us / for help.
We didn’t ask anybody to help us / for help.
I had something to tell you, but I forgot.
If somebody calls me, tell him I’ll be back before 5 o’clock.
None of the students can answer the question.

28. Homework: Finish off the exercises in the Assessment Book.
2. Copy the new words
and phrases
twice each.