Exercises:

Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere. 1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret. 2. __________ lives here. There is no water. 3. I spent the night __________ near the beach. 4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low. 5. __________ scares him. He's very brave. 6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park. 7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?. 8. May I have __________ for dessert, please? 9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned. 10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight. 11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely. 12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back. 13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them. 14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves. 15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is. 16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message. 17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on .

18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life. 19. "Where would you like to stay?" "__________ will do provided it is a clean place." 20. "Is there __________ at home?" "I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."

Key: (Please remember that instead of anybody, nobody and somebody, you may use anyone, no-one and someone respectively.) 1. something 2. Nobody (Nothing is also possible if we wish to make it more drastic.) 3. somewhere 4. Anybody 5. Nothing / Nobody (The first alternative may be better, but it depends on the context.) 6. nowhere, somewhere 7. something 8. something 9. somewhere 10. anything 11. somebody 12. anywhere 13. anything, Nobody

14. anybody 15. Somebody 16. Somebody 17. Something, something 18. somewhere 19. Anywhere 20. anybody, anybody

Anything Something Exercise In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following determiners: something/anything - somebody/anybody - somewhere/anywhere "

1) She said _______ but I didn't understand anything. 2) Has _________ found my blue pencil? No, I'm sorry. 3) Would _________ help me, please? Yes, I can help you. 4) Have you got ________ to eat? No, I haven't. 5) Tom, can you give me ________ to drink, please? 6) Is there ________ in the house? No, it's deserted. 7) Do you know ________ about London transport? No, I don't. What's wrong? "There's ________ in my eye." 9) Would you like __________ to drink? Yes, please.

10) ________ has broken the window. I don't know who. 11) He didn't say _________ . 12) I'm looking for my keys. Has __________ seen them? No, I'm sorry. 13) Teach me ________ exciting. 14) I didn't eat __________ because I wasn't hungry. 15) Dad, can we go ________ on Sunday? Yes, what about going to the zoo?

INDEFINITE ARTICLES Complete the following sentences using anybody (anyone), somebody (someone), nobody (no one), anywhere, somewhere, nowhere, anything, nothing, something, everybody, everything or everywhere. Example: I had no money so I bought nothing. 1.Be careful_________ is following you. 2.I looked _________ but I couldn't find my keys. 3.The room was in a mess_________ was on the floor. 4.This question is very easy_________ can answer it. 5.There was nobody at home_________ was away. 6.I need _________ to talk to. I am lonely. 7.They stayed at home all day. They didn't go _________. 8.I feel bored. Let's go _________ and have some tea. 9.I haven't eaten _________ since yesterday. 10.I didn't meet_________ this morning. 11.There is _________ in this box but I don't know what it is. 12.Where did you go yesterday? _________, I was at home. 13.He wasn't hungry so he ate _________ 14.I rang the doorbell but_________ opened the door. 15.You can do _________ you like. 16.There is_________ at the door. Go and open the door. 17.The bus was empty. There was _________ on the bus. 18.I didn't kill_________. Why did you put me in prison? 19.I am very tired. I can't go _________. 20.Everybody was asleep. _________ was awake. 21.He is very famous_________ knows him. 22.He told me _________ but he didn't tell me everything. 23.He lives_________ near here. 24.There wasn't anybody in the factory. I saw_________.

Exercises:

Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere. 1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret. 2. __________ lives here. There is no water. 3. I spent the night __________ near the beach 4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low. 5. __________ scares him. He's very brave. 6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park. 7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?. 8. May I have __________ for dessert, please? 9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned. 10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight. 11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely. 12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back. 13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them. 14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves. 15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is. 16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message. 17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on . 18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life. 19. "Where would you like to stay?" "__________ will do provided it is a clean place." 20. "Is there __________ at home?" "I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."

A) Complete the sentences using SOMEONE / ANYONE / NO ONE / SOMETHING / ANYTHING / NOTHING / SOMEWHERE / ANYHWHERE / NOWHERE / EVERYONE / EVERYTHING / EVERYWHERE:

1. Do you have . in your pocket? 2. Bob doesnt have in his pocket. 3. My roommate is speaking to on the phone. 4. Ann didnt tell . her secret. 5. I talked to at the phone company about my bill. 6. Jane gave me .. for my birthday. 7. Paul didnt give me . for my birthday. 8. Did Paul give you . for your birthday? 9. My brother is sitting at his desk, and he is writing a letter to . 10. A: The room is empty. B: Youre right. There is . to talk to here. 11. A: What did you do last night? B: I didnt do . 12. They wont go .. after dark. 13. A: Does have a red pen? B: Yes. Betty does. 14. If wants to leave early, he or she can. 15. There is .. at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

B) Complete the sentences using SOMEONE / ANYONE / NO ONE / SOMETHING / ANYTHING / NOTHING / SOMEWHERE / ANYHWHERE / NOWHERE / EVERYONE / EVERYTHING / EVERYWHERE:

1. The bus was completely empty. There was .. on it. 2. The party was very nice. .. enjoyed it. 3. Tom is very popular. likes him. 4. .. was very kind to us. They helped us too much. 5. .. can make her happy because she is very sad now. 6. I opened the door but there was .. there. 7. .. telephoned the police but he didnt give his name. 8. Is living in that house? It looks empty. 9. I heard . falling down the stairs. 10. is here, no absentees. 11. Jane was very hungry, so she wanted to go .. to eat a hamburger. 12. John went .. exciting last week. 13. She stayed in stanbul for a month and visited in this city. 14. Whats wrong? Have you got .. in your eye? 15. Does mind if I smoke? 16. A: Where did you go for your holidays? B: . I stayed at home. 17. The accident looked serious but fortunately .. was injured. 18. A: What did you have for breakfast? B: . . I dont usually have for breakfast.

C) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:

Example: There wasnt anyone in front of me in the cinema. There was no one in front of me in the cinema.

1. They dont know anyone in this town. They know . 2. She met no one at the bus-stop. She didnt .. 3. You told nobody to go with you. You 4. We ate nothing until dinner. We didnt .. 5. She told no one nothing about last night. She didnt .. 6. She didnt tell anybody about her plans. She told . 7. I didnt say anything. I said .. 8. The station isnt anywhere near here.

The station is . 9. I dont want anything to drink. I want . 10. We did nothing during our vacation. We ..

D) Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box:

somebody anybody nobody everybody

a) Woman : Hello. Can I speak to ..somebody in the Accounts Office, please? Man : Im sorry, madam. Its after 6:00. There isnt . in the Accounts Office now. has gone home. Woman : But I must speak to .. today. Man : Im sorry. Theres .. here. Can you phone back in the morning? There will be . here then.

something anything nothing everything

b) Mother : Would you like . to eat? Daughter : No, thanks. I dont want .. at the moment, thank you. Mother : But youve had .. to eat all day. Is .. all right? Are you feeling ill? Daughter : No. Dont worry. . is fine. Im just not hungry. Thats all.

somewhere anywhere nowhere everywhere

c) Man : Ive got . to stay. I need for two nights. Ive tried all the hotels near here, but is full. I cant find a room . .

E) Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in brackets:

1. There isns anything in the fridge. (nothing) . Theres nothing in the fridge. 2. Ive got nothing to say. (anything) 3. Theres nobody at home. (anybody) 4. They havent got anywhere to live. (nowhere) 5. There isnt anyone outside. (no one) 6. Weve got nowhere to sit down. (anywhere)

I don't have ......... to do today. (a) (b) (c) (d) nothing anything everything any

Are there ......... dogs in the house? (a) (b) (c) (d) something nothing any anybody

I know ......... about it! (a) (b) (c) (d) anything nothing someone any

There is ......... I need to do tomorrow afternoon. (a) (b) (c) (d) any anything yet something

My friend doesn't know ......... about her Birthday Party! (a) (b) (c) (d) something nothing anything anyone

Did you bring ......... you needed for the trip? (a) no (b) any (c) nothing

(d) everything

If there is ......... you need you can call me, okay? (a) (b) (c) (d) anything any nothing everything

I think there is ......... wrong with my VCR. It is not working very well. (a) (b) (c) (d) anything nothing something everything

My friend's decisions have ......... to do with me. (a) (b) (c) (d) nothing anything someone any

My mom asked me how I was and I said ......... was fine. (a) (b) (c) (d) anything something any everything

Correct answer: (b) anything Correct answer: (c) any Correct answer: (b) nothing Correct answer: (d) something Correct answer: (c) anything

Correct answer: (d) everything Correct answer: (a) anything Correct answer: (c) something Correct answer: (a) nothing Correct answer: (d) everything

Grammar Exercises Complete the sentences below with the correct indefinite pronoun. Example: I have _____ to go. a) nowhere b) nobody - The answer is: a) nowhere ---------1. _____ you can do, I can do better. a) Anybody b) Anything 2. I have _____ important to tell you. a) somebody b) something 3. Can _____ reliably predict an earthquake? a) anyone b) anywhere 4. We're bored because there's _____ to do. a) anything b) nothing 5. I thought I had heard voices, but _____ was there. a) nobody b) somebody 6. Here's fifty dollars. You can buy _____ you want. a) anyone b) anything 7. We don't want _____ telling us what we should do. a) anybody b) nobody 8. _____ tastes as good as Cola Rola. It's the best drink in the house! a) Anything b) Nothing 9. No one is really sure how the universe and _____ in it was created. a) everything b) nothing 10. Are you taking her _____ special tonight, like an expensive restaurant? a) anywhere b) everywhere ----------

Exercises:

Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere. 1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret. 2. __________ lives here. There is no water. 3. I spent the night __________ near the beach. 4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low. 5. __________ scares him. He's very brave. 6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park. 7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?. 8. May I have __________ for dessert, please? 9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned. 10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight. 11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely. 12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back. 13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them. 14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves. 15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is. 16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message. 17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on .

18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life. 19. "Where would you like to stay?" "__________ will do provided it is a clean place." 20. "Is there __________ at home?" "I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Indefinite Pronouns (Belgisiz Zamirler), kii, nesne veya yer bildiren zamirlerdir. Bu kelimelerin gruplandrlm hali Trke karlklaryla aadaki tabloda verilmitir. PERSON (K) THING (NESNE) PLACE (YER) someone/somebody (biri) Something (bir sey) Somewhere (bir yer) anyone/anybody (hi kimse) Anything (hibir sey) Anywhere (hibir yer) no one/nobody (hi kimse) Nothing (hibir sey) Nowhere (hibir yer) everyone/everybody(herkes) Everything (her sey) Everywhere (her yer) Bu kelimelerin hepsi zne grevindeyken tekil yardmc fiille veya tekil fiille kullanlr. "Some/..." ile devam eden kelimeler olumlu cmlede; "Any/...", olumsuz ve soru cmlesinde; "No/..."yapi olarak olumsuz olduu iin olumlu cmlede (ama olumsuz anlamda); "Every/..." ise her eit cmlede kullanlablr. There is something in this bag. (Bu antada bir sey var.) There isn't anything in this bag. (Bu gantada higbir ey yok.) There is nothing in this bag. (Bu gantada higbir sey yok.) Everything is expensive here. (Burada hersey pahali.) Not: "Any" ve "no" ile eanlamli cmleler yapilabilir. Yani no=not anydir. I haven't got anything in my bag. (antamda higbir sey yok.) I've got nothing in my bag. (antamda hibir sey yok.) Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with "somebody, somewhere,something". 1 have in my hand. Guess, what it is. Jill isn't at home. 1 think she went There is at the door. Ask what his name is. We have to buy for hcFbirlhay party. There was a big city here in time. Would you like to eat now? Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with "anybody, anywhere, anything".

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

I don't go I have a lot of homework today. She hasn't got in her pocket. It's empty. Hello! Is there here? We haven't met in this block yet. I'm sorry, but 1 don't know about Physics. J can't find your sweater

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with "nobody, nowhere, nothing". 1) saw me when I entered your flat. 2) is safe in New York these days. 3) Please so ! Wail until I arrive. 4) I've got to do today. 5) I've got to talk. I. feel alone. 6) There's in this shop. Let's go to "TANSAS". Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with an indefinite pronoun. 1) Talk to about your problem. 2) I can't find my blouse 3) It's very dark here. 1 can't see 4) My eyes hurt. 1 think there's in my eyes. 5) Did you meet at the party? 6) I'll wait for you here. I'll go 7) The teacher said but I didn't understand il. Hey! Look! There's in the garden. Do you know her? 9) I'm sorry, I know about computers. 10) Is there good on TV tonight? 1 l)Don'l drink it! There's in the glass. 12)Shhh! Lislen! She's talking to on the phone. 13) I think there's at their home. They're on holiday. 14) I'd like to go tonight. Would you like to come with me? 15)There isn't to eat in the fridge. Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences. e.g: There is nobody in the class. There isn't anybody in the class 1) There isn't anything here. 2) I will buy nothing this summer 3) I don't know anybody here. 4) There wasn't any salt in the soup 5) There is nothing to do now. 6) She'll visit nowhere in Alanya 7) There isn't anything good on TV

FILL IN THE BLANKS BY USING INDEFINITE PRONOUNS .1- I'm going to enjoy this party. I don't know.) at all, but I'm going to have fun.

2-Hey, there's) that I know. He's in my Computer Science class. 3- I think I'll go talk to him. He doesn't seem to be with..) in particular. He's probably alone, like me. 4- No. Maybe not. If he's all alone, then.) is ignoring him, probably because he's very boring. 5- That's a nice-looking woman over there. I should go over and talk to her. No, I don't think so. She's probably very vain and has..) interesting to say. I know her type. I'll keep my distance. 6- Ah! There's the beer, over there, in the corner. ..had the sense to put it in the fridge. Now it's probably very warm 7-I don't want to stay here. There must be..) more interesting than this 8-. . _____ you can do, I can do better. a) Anybody b) Anything 2. I have _____ important to tell you. a) somebody b) something 3. Can _____ reliably predict an earthquake? a) anyone b) anywhere 4. We're bored because there's _____ to do. a) anything b) nothing 5. I thought I had heard voices, but _____ was there. a) nobody b) somebody 6. Here's fifty dollars. You can buy _____ you want. a) anyone b) anything 7. We don't want _____ telling us what we should do. a) anybody b) nobody 8. _____ tastes as good as Cola Rola. It's the best drink in the house! a) Anything b) Nothing 9. No one is really sure how the universe and _____ in it was created. a) everything b) nothing 10. Are you taking her _____ special tonight, like an expensive restaurant? a) anywhere b) everywhere ----------

Indefinite Pronouns... : Nisan 26, 2007, 10:30:05 Alnt ________________________________________ Indefinite Pronouns...

some any no every somebody anybody nobody everybody something anything nothing everything somewhere anywhere nowhere everywhere someone anyone no one everyone *Fill in the blanks with one of these : some,any,a,an,one,ones,somebody,something,somewhere,anybody, anything,anywhere,nobody, nowhere,everybody,everything, everywhere,someone,anyone,no one,everyone. Anything Something Exercise In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following determiners: something/anything - somebody/anybody - somewhere/anywhere "

1) She said _______ but I didn't understand anything. 2) Has _________ found my blue pencil? No, I'm sorry. 3) Would _________ help me, please? Yes, I can help you. 4) Have you got ________ to eat? No, I haven't. 5) Tom, can you give me ________ to drink, please? 6) Is there ________ in the house? No, it's deserted. 7) Do you know ________ about London transport? No, I don't. What's wrong? "There's ________ in my eye." 9) Would you like __________ to drink? Yes, please. 10) ________ has broken the window. I don't know who. 11) He didn't say _________ . 12) I'm looking for my keys. Has __________ seen them? No, I'm sorry.

13) Teach me ________ exciting. 14) I didn't eat __________ because I wasn't hungry. 15) Dad, can we go ________ on Sunday? Yes, what about going to the zoo?

e.g. I dont have any apples. He doesnt have any oranges. I know something. Do you know anything? (=You know nothing.) 1.There are ........ boys in the garden but there arent ....... girls at the moment. 2.A.Have you got ........ waste paper in your pocket? B. Im afraid I havent got ...... . 3.I lost my umbrella yesterday. I asked .......... but nobody knows where it is. 4.We prepared for the party. ................ is ready. 5.Their parents must ask ............... . They may find ............. to help them. 6.You did not know ........... about this school when you first came here. Now you know almost .............. . 7.There was ......... bigger than me when I was at primary school, but they were all taller than me. 8-............... is perfect. 9-........s duty in life is to help others. 10.A.Have you bought ....................? B. No, I havent bought ................. 11.Was there ............ in the waiting-room? 12.Do you know ............ to ask to come and mend the door? 13.A.Is there .......... here who can tell you the time? B. ............. can tell the time. 14.There was ................ for him to drink so he left the house to find ............. to drink.

some vs. any Gap-fill exercise (something/anything; somewhere/anywhere; someone/anyone; somebody/anybody)

1. I don't know __________ who can speak ten languages. 2. Look! There is__________ red hanging in that tree! 3. The doorbell's ringing - there's __________at the door. 4. I don't want to go __________this weekend - let's do interesting at home. 5. There isn't __________to eat in the house. 6. Where are my glasses? I left them __________in the living-room. 7. Come closer, I want to show you__________ . 8. Can __________tell me what time it is? 9. Johnny must have been really ill - he even refused to eat__________ . 10. Let's go and do__________ crazy tonight.