some and any some any Use some in pesitive sentences: Use any in negative sentences 1 Fm going w buy some clothes. 1 F'm not going to buy any clothes. © There’ some ice in the fridge. 0 There isn’t any milk in the fridge 1 We made some mistakes. 1 We didn’t make any mistakes. any and some in questions In most questions (but nor all) we use any (nof some): 0 Is there any ice in the fridge? 1D Has he got any friends? 1 Do you need any help? ‘We normally use some (not any) when we offer things (Would you like ... 2): 1D A: Would you like some coffee? B: Yes, please. ‘or when we ask for things (Can I have ... ? etc.): © A: Can I have some soup, please? us Yes. Help yourself. DA: Can you lend me some money? b: Sure. How much do you nee some and any without a noun J didn’t take any photographs, but Jane took some. (= some photographs) 1 You can have some coffee. but { don’t want any. (= any coffee) 1 T've just made some coffee. Would you like some? (= some coffee) G ‘Where’s your Inggage?” “I haven't got any’ (= any luggage) 1 ‘Are there any biscuits? ‘Yes, there are some in the kitchen! some biscuits) something / somebody (or someone) anything / anybody (or anyone) 1 She said something. Lu She didn’t say anything. 1 I saw somebody (cr someone) 10 I didn’t sce anybody (or anyone) 1 Would you like something to cat? 0 Are you doing anything tonight? 2 Somebody's at the door. 0 Where's Sue? Has anybody seen her® aand some —> 68 somebody/anything etc. > Unit 79Exercises 76.1 Write some or any. 1 I bought . $0™@__ cheese, but I didn’t buy _ @"Y__ bread. 2 I'm going to the post office. I need stamps 3 There aren't shops in this part of town. 4 Gary and Alice haven't got children. 5 Have you got brothers or sisters? 6 There are beautiful flowers in the garden, 7 Do you know: good hotels in London? 8 ‘Would you like tea?” "Yes, please” Y When we were on holiday, we visited very interesting places. 10 Don't buy ..... rice, We don't need — 11 T went out to buy ‘oranges, but they didn’t have in the shop. 12 I'm thirsty. Can I have ‘water, please? 75.2 Complete the sentences. Use some or any + the words in the box. air cheese help rill questions batteries friends _Tanguages.__photographs__-shampao- 1 1 want to wash my hair. Is there a". shampoo. > 2 The police want to talk to you. They want to ask you 3 [haven't got my camera, so T can’t take 4 Do you speak . foreign ? 5 Yesterday evening F went to a restaunaist with 6 Can I have in my coffee, please? 7 The radio isn’t working. There aren't 8 Irs hot in this office. I'm going out for fresh 9 A: Would you like > B: No, thank you. I've had enough to eat. 10 T can do this job alone. I don't need 753. Complete the sentences. Use some or any. 1 Jane didn’t take any photographs, but ....|. tek. some. (I/take) 2 ‘Where's your luggage?” ‘__|_ haven't got any > (I/not/have) 3 ‘Do you need any money? ‘No, thank you. 4 ‘Can you lend me some money?” ‘T'm sorry, but 5 The tomatoes in the shop didn't look very good, so 6 ‘There were some nice oranges in the shop, so 7 ‘How many phone calls did you make yesterday?” P as 764 Write something/somebody or anything/anybody. 1 A.woman stopped me and said ... someting, but I didn’t understand. 2 ‘Whar’ wrong? ‘There's in my eye’ 3 Do you now about politics? 4 [went to the shop, but I didn't buy 5 has broken the window. I don’t know whe. 6 There isn't in the bag. It's empty. 7 V'm looking for my keys. Has ene Seen then? 8 Would you like . to drink? 9 I didn't eat because I wasn't hungry. 10 ‘This is a secret, Please don’t tell ..___. i Unit 76 of rine. init. 2 (have) 2 (Unot/have) « (/not/buy) (/buy) ! (i/not/make) 163not + any no none ‘The car park is empty. There aren’t any cars here are no cars| 77 the cor park How many cars are there in the car park? None. not (-n’s) + any C1 There aren’t any cars in the car park. 1G Tracey and Jeff hayen’t got any children. © You can have some coffee, but I don’t want any. no + noun (no cars / no garden etc.) no... =not any or nota C1 There are no cars in the car park. (= there aren’t any cars) 1D We've got no coffee. (= we haven’t got any cofice) O Its a nice house, but there’s no garden. (= there isn’t a garden) ‘We use no ... especially afier have (got) and there is/are. negative verb + any = positive verb + no 0 They haven't got any children. or They’ve got no children. (not They haven't got no children) © There isn’t any sugar in your coffee. or There's no sugar in your coffee. 3 no and none Use no + noun (no money / no children etc; 1 We've got no money. © Everything was OK, There were no problerns. Use none alone (without a noun): 1 ‘How much money have you got?” ‘None.’ (= no mony) 1 ‘Were there any problems?” “No, none’ (= no problems) none and no-one none = 0 (zero) no-one = nobody None is an answer for How much? / How many? (things or people): 0 ‘How much money have you got?” ‘None. (= no money) C0 ‘How many people did you meet?” ‘None? ( no people) No-one is an answer for Who? 0 ‘Who did you meet?” ‘No-one? or ‘Nobody’ 164 negatives - Unit 43 some and any —> Unit 76 anybody!nobody/nothing etc. -» Units 78-79773 Complete the sentences. Use any or no + the word: mA ercises Unit 77 Write these sentences again with no. 1 We haven't got any money. -Welve got m0 money. 2 There aren't any shops near here. ‘There are a _ ae 3 Carla hasn’t got any free time. -_ = a 4 There ien't a light in thie rom Write these sentences again with any. 5. We've got no money. _We haven't got any. money... __— 6 There’ no milk in the fridge. 7 There are no buses today. 8 Tom has got no brothers or sisters. Write no or any. There's 0. sugar in your coffee. My brother is married, but he hasn't got children. Sue doesn’t speak foreign languages. Pm afiaid there’s ...... coffee. Would you like some tea? “Look at those birds!’ ‘Birds? Where? I can’t see... birds? “Do you know where Jessica 1s?” “No, 1've got dea. oun G3 To": Write no, any or none. 7 There aren't... pictures on the wall. 8 The weather was cold, but there was wind, 9. Twanted to buy some oranges, but they didn’t have ............ in the shop. 10 Everything was correct. There were mistakes. 11 ‘How much luggage have you gor?” pst 12 ‘How much luggage have you got?” ‘I haven't got the box. answer difference ends furniture heating money problems questions__quene 1 Everything was OK. There were 10. problems. 2 Jack and Emily would like to go on holiday, but they've got : 3 T'm not going to answer 4 Hees always alone. He's £0t eee 3 Ther $8 nn ee between these two machines. They're exactly the same. 6 There wasn't in the room. It was completely empty. 7 Ltried to phone you yesterday, but there was ..... sei 5 8 The house is cold because there isnt een 9 There was ‘outside the cinema, so we didn't have to wait to get our tickets. Write short answers (one or two words) to these questions. Use none where necessary. 1 How many letters did yon write yesterday? Two. or Alot. ar __ None. 2. How many sisters have you got? : : a. 3. How much coffee did you drink yesterday? 4 How many photographs have you taken today? i" 5 How many legs has a snake got? ie 165not + anybody/anyone/anything nobody/no-one/nothing not + anybody/anyone nobody/no-one (for people) © There isn’ { aarnae anyone nobody © There ix no-one } in the room, 0 A: Who is in the room? B: Nobody. / No-one. body and -one are the same: anybody = anyone nobody = no-one not | anybody/anyone 5 I don’t know anybody (or anyone) here, nobody = not + anybody no-one = not + anyone O1'm lonely. ['ve got nobody to talk to. © I haven’t got anybody) 1 The house is empty. There is no-one in it. (= There isn’t anyone in it) not + anything nothing (for dings) 0 There isn’t anything in the bag 1 There ie nothing in the bag. 0 a: What's in the bag? B: Nothing not + anything 0 [can’t remember anything. nothing = not + anything © She didn’t say anythis 0 There’s nothing to eat. There isn't anything to eat.) GB] You can use nobody/no-one/nothing at the beginning of a sentence or alone (to answer 4 question): G The house is exapty. Nubody lives there. (not Anybody lives there) 2 ‘Who did you speak to?” ‘No-one’ © Nothing Lappened. (not Anything happer 5 ‘What did you sey? d) “Nothing? Remember: negative wrb + anybody/anyone/anything positive verb + nobody/no-one/nothing He doesn’t know anything. (not He doesn’t know nothing) 1 Don’t tell anybody. (not Don't tell nobody) 1 There is nothing to do in this town, (not'There isn't nothing) 166 some and any ~> Unit 76 any ard no > Unit 77 somebadyanythinginowhere ete.» Unit 79Exercises Unit 78 78.1 Write these sentences again with nobody/no-one or nothing. 1 There isn't anything in the bag. There's nothing in the bag. = 2 There isn't anybody in the office. There's c - 3 Thaven't got anything to do. we. =| a_i 4 There isn’t anything on TV. __ 5 ‘There wasn't anyone at home. a : 6 We didn’t find anything, = - ome 782 Write these sentences again with anybody/anyone or anything. 1 There's nothing in the bag. There. ign’t anything in the bag. 2 There was nobody on the bus. There wasn’t . epee 3 T've got nothing to read. a 4 Y’ve got no-one to help me. 5 She heard nothing. _ am 6 We've got nothing for dinner. cr 78.3 Answer these questions with nobody/no-one or nothing. la What did you say? _..Nothing...._. 5a Who knows the answer? 2a Who saw yon? Nobody. 6a What did you buy? 3a What do you want? 7a What happened? - 4a Who did you meet? Now answer the same questions with full sentences. Use nobody/no-one/nothing or anybody/anyone/anything: 1b ...\ didn’t say anything 2b Nobodys = eee 3b I don't ow pn _ —_ 4b 1 a - i ne os “ on a 5b “ asi ” = . the answer. 6b tie proces _ - a ii TE econo 8b Ba Who was late? non “754 Complete the sentences. Use: nobody / no-one / nothing or anybody / anyone / anything 1 That house is empty... Nebedy._ tives there. 2 Jack has 2 bad memory. He can’t remember anything. 3 Be quiet! Don't say 4 [didn't know about the meeting. + told me. 5 ‘What did you have to eat? ~ Twasn't hungry’ 6 I didn't eat _. Twasn't hungry. 7 Helen was sitting alone. She wasn't with 8 I’m affaid I can't help you. There's 9 Tdon't know about car engines. 10 The museum is five. It doesn't cost w= to go in, 11 Theard @ knock on the door, but when | opened it, ehere was... _ there, 12 The hotel receptionist spoke very fast. I didn't understand : 13 “What are you doing tonight?” *__ _.. Why?" .. knows where she is. She didn’t tell 14 Helen has gone away. - where she was going. 167_ somebody/anything/nowhere etc. 2 a at a a Paces 2 DL ads 2 Somebody (or Someone) She has got something in ‘Ton lives somewhere near has broken the window, her mouth. London, somebody/someone something = a thing, somewhere = in/to =a person, but we Dut we don't know what a place, but we don't don’t know who know where people (-body or -one) somebody or someone 0 There is somebody (or someone) at the door 1 Is there anybody (or anyone) at the door? er ea hg 1 There isn’t anybody (or anyone) at the door. nobody oF no-one 1 There is nobody (er no-one) at the door. ~body and -one are the same: somebody = someone, nobody = no-one etc. things (-thing) something 0 Lucy said something. but [ didn’t understand what she said. a 1 Are you doing anything at the weekend? puree, 1D I was angry, but I didn’t say anything, nothing 1 ‘What did you say?” ‘Nothing? places (-where) somewhere 1 Ruth’ parents live somewhere in the south of England. 10 Did you go anywhere interesting for your holidays? co P'm staying here. I’m not going anywhere nowhere 1D I don’t like this town. There is nowhere to go anywhere something/anybody etc. + adjecive (big/cheap/interesting etc.) 1 Did you meet anybody interesting at the party? 2 We always go to the same phe. Let's go somewhere different. ‘What’ that letter?” “It’s nothing important. something/anybody ete. + 0 . I'm hungry. I want something to eat. (= something that I can cat) 1 Tony hasn't gat anyhody to tall to, (= anyhody that he can talk to) C0 There is nowhere to go in this town. (= nowhere where people can go) some and any -> Unit 76 any ard no > Unit 77 _anybodyfnathing etc. > Unit 78 168. everything/-body/-where > Unit 80Exercises Unit 79 al Write somebody (or someone) / something / somewhere. Tacy sid a Sue and Tom went I'm going to phone ‘What did she say? What have you lost? Where did they go? ‘Who are you going to phone? 79.3 79.4 ta What did you say? 2a Where are you going? 3a ‘What do you want? 4a \ Who are you looking for? Now answer the same questions with full sentences. Usc not + anybody/anythingfanywhere. tb didn't say anything. 3b . 2b I'm not 4b conte Write somebody/anything/nowhere ete. 1 Its dark. 1 can’t see... anything 2. Tom lives somewhere. near London. 3 Do you know about computers? 4 ‘Listen!’ ‘What? | can’t hear a 5 ‘What are you doing here?” ‘I'm waiting for 2 6 We need to talk. There's... I want to tell you 7 ‘Did see the accident?” ‘No, . deecrenrenececcsene! 8 We weren't hungry, so we didn't eat 9 ‘What’ going to happen?” ‘I don’t know. knows? 10 ‘Do you know in Paris?” “Yes, a few people. 11 ‘What's in that cupboard?” ¢ . It’s empty? 12. Tm looking for my glasses. 1 can't find them eeu soeeiagd 13 I don’t like cold weather. 1 want to live warm. 14 Is there interesting on television tonight? 15. Have you ever met famous? Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes. something anything nothing ie oi ik” at something anywhere —-newhere rink go. eT iS, somewhere nowhere 1. We don't go out very much because there's _nelshere to go 2 There isn’t any food in the house. We haven't got 3 I'm bored. I've got = “ 4 ‘Why are you standing? “Because there isn’t i 5 ‘Would you like s 7 cw? ‘Yes, please — a glass of water? 6 fyou're going to the eity centre, take the bus. Don't drive because there's 7 Vwant _ I’m going to buy a magazine. 8 Ineed in London. Can you recommend a hotel? 169