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A Put into the blanks: something, someone (somebody) or somewhere
PEOPLE THINGS PLACES
1. 2. 3. 4.
anyone anything anywhere

Pronou anybody
someone
somebody
something somewhere

___________ gave me
this book. It is
ns nobody
noWeone
want to go
__________ hot this
nothing
I think there is
nowhere
I feel hungry. I need
everyone ____________ ateverywhere
everything the _____________ to eat.
amazing! summer.
everybody door.

B Put into the blanks: nothing, no one (nobody) or nowhere

1. 2. 3. 4.

There is ___________ I called Peter last night Car park is full! There I have ___________ to
to eat. The fridge is but _________ is ___________ to do. I’ve finished
empty. answered. park. everything.

C Put into the blanks: anything, anyone (anybody) or anywhere

1. 2. 3. 4.

I was sick so I didn’t He read the book but he I can’t see _______ Is there ___________
go _________ at the didn’t understand because the room is to eat? I’m very
weekend. _______. ________ dark. hungry.
answered.
D Put into the blanks: everything, everyone (everybody) or everywhere
1. 2. 3. 4.

I bought __________ The play was good. I looked __________ She packed
we need to make a ___________clapped at for my glasses _____________ for a
cake. the end. yesterday.__________ holiday.

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We use anyone, anybody and anything to refer to both an open, unlimited set of things or people
and specific things or people. We use them with a singular verb:

I don’t know anyone who speaks Chinese.

Can I do anything to help?

We use no one, nobody, nothing and nowhere to refer to an absence of people, things or places.
We use them with a singular verb:

Nobody ever goes to see her. She’s very lonely.

You usually have to wait for a long time. Nothing happens quickly.

There was nowhere to park the car.

Nobody said anything.

We use someone, somebody, something, somewhere in affirmative clauses and in questions

expecting a particular answer. We can use them to refer to both general and specific people
or things. We use them with a singular verb:

I know someone who gives piano lessons. (a specific person)

Somebody has obviously made a mistake. (general, we don’t know who)

Can you hear something?

There was no mistaking the smell. Burning. There was a fire somewhere.

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Key

A) 1. someone 2. Somewhere 3. Someone 4. Something

B) 1. Nothing 2. No one 3. Nowhere 4. Nothing
C) 1. Anywhere 2. Anything 3. Anywhere 4. Anything
D) 1. Everything 2. Everybody 3. Everywhere 4. everything

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