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Every, some, any, no 

'Every', 'some', 'any' and 'no' can be used with 'one', 'body' and'thing' to form compound pronouns, such as everyone, somebody,anything and nothing. 'Every', 'some', 'any' and 'no' can also be used with 'where' to form adverbs such as everywhere, somewhere and anywhere.  Pronouns such as  somebody, nothing and everything usually take asingular verb, even though they may seem to refer to more than one thing.  Don't touch that computer:  somebody is using it.  Don't worry. Nothing has happened. Is everything ready for the party? Everybody has arrived. However, after everyone/everybody, we use they/their/them, even though the verb is singular. Everyone has to take their shoes off before they come in. Could everybody please put their names on the list? Everybody enjoyed themselves at the party.

 

Somebody, someone, something, somewhere 

These words refer to a person, thing or place, without identifyingwhich person, thing or place. somebody / someone: an unidentified person something: an unidentified thing  somewhere: an unidentified place  Somebody called yesterday, but I don't know who it was.  He had something to eat before he went home.  Have you seen my phone? I put it down somewhere and now I can't find it.

Anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere 

These words are used in questions and negative sentences, to refer to a person, thing or place, without identifying which person, thing or place. anybody / anyone: an unidentified person  anything: an unidentified thing anywhere: an unidentified place  Are you seeing anybody else?  I've just moved to a new town, and I don't know anyone.  I haven't had anything to eat since I arrived.  'any-' words are also used to express conditions: 'You can park anywhere' = 'if you need a place to park, use one of these spaces.'  'It's easy to find. Ask anyone' = 'if you can't find it, ask someone: everybody knows where it is.'

Nobody, no-one, nothing, nowhere 

These words are used in positive sentences, but they have negative meanings: they refer to an absence of people, things or place.  No-one is written with a hyphen between the two 'o's.  Nobody knows where it is.  No-one came to the party.  He says he knows nothing about the crime.  They are homeless. They have nowhere to live.

Everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere 

These words are used to refer to all people, things or places.Everybody and everyone have the same meaning.   Everybody likes chocolate.  Everything closes at the end of the holiday season. We need to tidy up. There's rubbish everywhere.  Enjoy English!!

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