Unit 74 SOMETHING, NOTHING, ANYTHING, EVERYTHING

Listening

A    I want some seats for Tuesday night. Are there any left?
B    No, there are no seats left. Every seats is reserved.

C    Doctor, I think there’s something in my eye. Everything looks funny.
D    Let me have a look… I can’t see anything… No, I’m sure there’s nothing there.

E    There’s somebody in the other office!
F    I didn’t hear anybody.
E    Well, just have a look…
F    … No, there’s nobody there. Everybody’s gone home.

G    What are you looking for?
H    My pen. It’s somewhere in this room!
G    Where have you looked?
H    I’ve looked everywhere… and I can’t find it anywhere!

Grammar

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

SOME: 
Something:
There’re something in my eye
Somebody ; Someone
Somebody is knocking at the door
Somewhere
I need somewhere to keep my bike
Somewhere (adv)
Your key is somewhere in this room!
Her hometown is somewhere in London

ANY
Anything
Do you know anything about that?
Anybody ; Anyone
Is there anybody at home?
Anywhere (adv)
Did you go anywhere last summer?

NO: Not… any
I had no money = I didn’t have any money
Nothing = Not… anything
I know nothing about that = I don’t know anything about that
Nobody = None = Not… anybody = Not… anyone
There’s nobody at home = There isn’t anybody at home
Nowhere = Not… anywhere (adv)
I went nowhere last summer = I didn’t go anywhere last summer

EVERY
Everything
Everything is all right:
Everybody = Everyone
Everybody speaks English in this class
Everywhere
Everywhere in this city is beautiful

Exercise

1    There’s something in my soup.
What is it?
There’s somebody in the other room.
Who is it?
2    Is there anything in the fridge?
I’m hungry.
Is there … in the bathroom?
I want to brush my teeth.
3    There isn’t anything in the fridge.
There isn’t … in the bathroom.
It’s empty.
4    Everything’s expensive. Nothing’s cheap.
… ‘s in the garden …’s here.