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Use them to make exclamations. She’s so nice! He’s such a good person! You're such generous friends! Use them to join two sentences. Use that to link the two sentences. But we can also make the sentences without that. She was so angry (that) she just walked out the door. 9.3 SOME-/ANY-/NO- + -ONE/-BODY/-THING We use some-, any- and no- with -one, -body and -thing to talk about people and objects in general. Do you have anything | can read? (it doesn’t matter what) | think there’s something in my bag. (but I’m not sure exactly what it is) Use -one / -body to refer to a person. There is no difference in meaning. Use -thing to refer to an object. The verb is third person singutar. Nothing exciting ever happens here. Has anyone seen Alex? Use someone/body/thing in affirmative sentences, offers and requests. | saw something nice in that store. Would you like something to drink? Use anyone/body/thing with not or in questions. | don't know anything. Did anybody come to the party? Use anyone/body/thing also in affirmative sentences. In these sentences any = all. Anyone can come. (= all people can come) No one/body and nothing have a negative meaning. Use them with an affirmative verb without not in statements and questions. Nobody answered my question. Is there nothing in the refrigerator? (See also 7.2.)

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