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Docente: Gloria Cerezo

Alumno: Camilo Paz Marín

Grado:11-1

Institución educativa: santa librada

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Teacher: Gloria Elena. Grade: 11th

Objective: Identify and use indefinite pronouns correctly

Indefinite Pronouns

An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, thing or place. Use the singular
form of verb with these pronouns (likes, is, etc.)

Some indefinite pronouns are compound words:

People Things Places

some somebody, something somewhere
someone
any anybody, anyone anything anywhere
no Nobody nothing nowhere
no - one
every everybody, everything everywhere
everyone

Use of Indefinite Pronouns

Something, somebody (or someone) somewhere. They are used in affirmative

sentences and in polite requests, offers and suggestions.

She said something.

I saw somebody (or someone).

Would you like something to eat?

He lives somewhere in the south of Cali.

Anything, anybody (or anyone), anywhere. They are used in questions and negative
sentences.

She didn’t say anything.

I didn’t see anybody (or anyone).

Are you doing anything this evening?

You can go anywhere you want.

Nobody, no one, nothing, nowhere. They are used in affirmative sentences but with a
negative meaning (used without not).

The house is empty. Nobody lives there.

She said nothing.

I don’t like this city. There is nowhere to go.

Remember

Negative verb + anybody, anyone, anything

Positive verb + nobody, no one, nothing

Everything, everybody (or everyone), everywhere. We use these indefinite pronouns as

the subject in sentences with a positive verb to mean all the people, things or places in a
group.

Everyone needs friends

Have you got everything you need?

I have lost my watch. I have looked everywhere for it.

Practice Exercises

1. Write anyone, everyone, no one, someone, something, anything, nothing, everything,

somebody, anybody, everybody, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere or everywhere on the
line

1. A: Is anyone playing tennis?

B: Yes, someone is playing tennis.

2. A: Is everyone in our class playing

basketball?

B: No, everybody in our class is playing

basketball.

3. A: Is everyone reading La Voragine in your class?

B: Yes, everyone is reading La Voragine in my class.

4. A: Do you know anything about politics?

B: No, someone. Ask the History teacher. She

knows something about it .

5. A: Does anyone know where my keys are?

B: Has anoye in your work got them?

A: No. I’ve asked has everywhere. No one

Seen them.

6. A: Lucy, I don’t find my books. Have you seen them Somewhere ?

B: Look in your room, they will be anywhere in it.

C: No, they aren’t everyone I’ve searched everywhere.

2. Complete the sentences with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything,

nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere.

1. She said something to me but I didn’t understand it.

2. “What’s wrong?” There’s something in my eye!
3. Somebody lives here. There is no water.
4. Do you know anything about politics?
5. This is a secret. Please don’t tell nobody.
6. Somebody has broken the window. I don’t know who.
7. I went to the shop but I didn’t buy nothing
 8. I’m looking for my keys. Has somewhere seen them?
9. Quick! Somebody is coming.
10. Who is in the room? nobody
11. I spent the night somewhere near the beach.
12. They took him somewhere in London, and he never returned.
13. There is nowhere to park here. Let’s go somewhere else to park.
14. They will not sing nothing in this city. They said that they would never come back.
15. What did you say? nothing
16. There is anywhere to go in this town.
17. There is something to eat.

3. Read the text and complete it, using the correct indefinite pronoun.

That’s Not My Job

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and everybody was sure that somebody would do
it. anybody could have done it, but nobody did it. nobody got angry about that, because it
was somebody ’s job. Everybody thought anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that
Everybody wouldn’t do it.

It ended up that everybody blamed when somebody did what Anybody could have done.
4. Solve the Crossword

Across
4. not anything
6. each person
8. another word for somebody
9. no person
11. any place
12. all things

Down
1. a thing not named
2. another word for everybody
3. a person who is not mentioned
5. at an unknown place
7. in all places
10. a thing of any kind
4. Listen the song YOU GO IT by Roy Orbison.

Every time I look into your lovely eyes

I see a love that money just can't buy

One look from you, I drift away

I pray that you are here to stay.
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Baby!
 Every time I hold you I begin to understand
Everything about you tells me I'm your man
I live my life to be with you
No one can do the things you do
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Baby!
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it

I'm glad to give my love to you

I know you feel the way I do
 
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Baby!
Anything at all, baby
You got it.

5. Write your opinion about the song You got it

It is a very sentimental and very romantic song. It talks about a mutual feeling between two
people and it was observed that the person who is singing it wants to leave a message.