Indefinite pronouns and adverbs feelers » CENGAGE Learning Meaning of indefinite pronouns and adverbials ‘Somebody stole my wall (Who? The speaker doesn ‘tknow.) Is there anything in your backpack? (What? The speaker doesn't know.) ‘Surely its around somenhere. (Where? The speaker doesn't know.) Use indefinite pronouns or indefinite adverbs when you don't know (or don't want to say) who, what, or where. AffirmativelPositive Negative someone, anyone no one somebody, anybody nobody something/anything raothing somewhere, anywhere nowhere Subjectverb agreement something wrong? Nthing elses missing from my backpack Indefinite pronouns are singular and are ollowed by singular vere forms. Use with negatives Incorrect ‘Avoid double negatives, itisn't nowhere. Nobody didn't see anything, Correct it's nowhere. Nobody saw anything ‘Anyonelanybody Did you see anybody unusual around” (any | Anyone/anybody has a sight diferent versus ‘unusual people) meaning rom someone/somebody. In ‘someone/somebody Did you see somebody unusual eround? (a | generel, anyone/anybody is similar in particular unusual person) meaning to aif people. Someone/somebody is similar in meaning o @ particular unnamed person. ‘Somewhere Correct “Anywhere can be all places versus It's 5 o'clock somewhere =some particular anywhere unnamed place Somewhere can be a particular unnamed place. Incorrect It's 8 o'clock anywhere, Grammar Caté Copyright © Cengage Learning Not reproducible without written permission of publisher