• Give me something to drink, please.

• I saw him somewhere.

В вопросительных конструкциях обычно используются местоимение any и его производные.

• Is there anything I can do for you?

• Have you seen him anywhere?

В отрицательных предложениях используются либо местоимение any и его производные:

• I cannot see him anywhere.

либо отрицательное местоимение no и его производные:

• There is nobody in this room. (Ср.: There isn't anybody in this room.)

Различия между местоимениями any и some в степени неопределенности, поэтому иногда местоимение any можно встретить в утвердительных предложениях:

You can find this book anywhere

Эту книгу вы можете найти где угодно.

Exercise 8. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns some/any.

1.I'm going to buy .... eggs.

2.They didn't make .... mistakes.

3.I can pay. I've got .... money.

4.There aren't ..... shops in this part of the town.

5.George and Alice haven't got .... children.

6.Have you got .... brothers or sisters?

7.There are .... beautiful flowers in the garden.

8.Are there .... letters for me this morning?

9.I haven't got .... stamps but Ann's got .... .

10.Do you know .... good hotels in London?

11.Would you like .... tea?

12.Don't buy .... rice. We don't need .... .

13.We haven't got .... bread, so I'm going to buy .... .

14.When we were on holiday, we visited .... interesting places.

15.I went out to buy .... milk but they didn't have ....in the shop.

16.I'm thirsty. Can I have .... water, please?

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns somebody/ someone/something/anybody/anyone/anything.

1.She said .... but I didn't understand it.

2."What's wrong?" - "There .... in my eye."

3.Do you know .... about politics?

4.I went to the shop but I didn't buy .... .

5. .... has broken the window. I don't know who.

6.There isn't .... in the box. It's empty.

7.I'm looking for my keys. Has .... seen them?

8.Would you like .... to drink?

9.I didn't eat .... because I wasn't hungry.

10.I can do this job alone. I don't need .... to help me.

Exercise 10. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns some/any or their derivatives somebody/anything/somewhere and so on.

1.There is .... milk in that jug.

2.I'm afraid there isn't .... coffee left.

3.Is there .... one here who speaks Italian?

4.I'd like to buy .... new clothes but I haven't got .... money.

5.Are there .... letters for me?

6.I can't see my glasses ....where.

7.She put her handbag down .....where and now she can't find it.

8. ....one can tell you how to get there (i.e. everyone knows the way).

9.Is there ....one moving downstairs? I heard ....thing falling.

10. ...thing tells me you've got .... bad news for me.

Exercise 11. Fill in the gaps with appropriate indefinite pronouns or their derivatives.

1.I went out of the house. ..... saw me.

2.Jack has a bad memory. He can't remember .... .

3.Be quiet. Don't say .... .

4.I didn't know about the meeting. .... told me.

5."What did you have to eat?"-".... . I wasn't hungry."

6."What did you say?"-"I didn't say .... ."

7.George has gone away. .... knows where he is. He didn't tell ....

where he was going.

8."What are you doing this evening?"-".... .Why?"

9.I don't know .... about car engines.

10."How much does it cost to visit the museum?"-".... . It's free."

11.She was sitting alone. She wasn't with .... .

12.I heard a knock on the door but when I opened it there was .... outside.

Exercise 12. Do as above.

1.It's dark. I can't see .... .

2.Tom lives .... near London.

3.Do you .... about computers?

4."Listen!" - "What? I can't hear .... ."

5."What are you doing here?" - "I'm waiting for .... ."

6."What's wrong?" - "I've got .... in my eye."

7."Did .... see you?" - "No, .... ."

8.They weren't hungry, so they didn't eat .... .

9."What's going to happen?" - "I don't know. .... knows."

10."Do you know .... in London?" - "Yes, I've got a few friends there."

11."What's in that cupboard?" - ".... . It's empty."

12.I'm looking for my lighter. I can't find it .... .

Exercise 13. Fill in the gaps with defining pronouns – ‘everybody’ (or 'everyone')/'everything'/'everywhere'.

1. .... needs friends.

2.Joy knows .... about computers.

3.I like the people here. .... is very friendly.

4.It's a nice hotel. .... is comfortable and clean.

5.Ken never uses his car. He goes .... by motor-bike.

6.Let's have dinner. .... is hungry.

7.Their house is full of books. There are books .... .

8.You're right. .... you say is true.

Exercise 14. Fill in the blanks with defining pronouns 'both' or 'either' or an indefinite pronoun 'neither'.

1.Ann has got two sisters. .... sisters are married.

2.There were two pictures on the wall. I didn't like .... of them.

3.It was a very good football match. .... teams played well.

4.It wasn't a good football match. .... team played well.

5."Is your friend English or American?" - " .... . She's Australian."

6.We went away for two days but the weather wasn't very good. It rained on .... days.

7."I bought two newspapers. Which one do you want?" - ".... .It doesn't matter which one."

8.I invited Jack and Jill to my party but .... of them came.

9."Do you go to work by car or by bus?" - ".... . I always walk."

10."Which jacket do you prefer, this one or that one?" - "I don't like .... of them."

11."Do you work or are you a student?" - ".... .I've got a job but I study too."

12.Ann and I didn't know the time because .... of us had a watch.

Местоимения many (много) и few (мало) употребляются с исчисляемыми существительными.

Местоимения much (много) и little (мало) употребляются с неисчисляемыми существительными.

Местоимения many и much употребляются, как правило, в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях.

В утвердительных предложениях many, much употребляются тогда, когда к ним есть определение, выраженное словами very, so, too или когда они являются в предложении подлежащим или определением к подлежащему.

В других случаях в утвердительных предложениях вместо many и much употребляются a lot (of), lots (of), plenty (of), a great deal (of).

Exercise 15. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns 'much' or 'many'.

1.Thank you very .... .

2.My friend didn't make .... mistakes.

3.How .... money have you got?

4.There isn't .... milk in the bottle.

5.I haven't got .... time, but I'll try to help you.

6.Have your parents been to .... countries?

7.There weren't .... people in the street.

8.Has your son made .... friends in France?

9.You watch TV too .... .

10.Dan doesn't spend .... money on his clothes.

11.Was there .... traffic in sight?

12.Did you take .... photos in Spain?

13.Try to do as .... as possible.

14.Do you get .... letters every week?

15.My wife didn't speak .... at the party.

16.I enjoyed the concert very .... .

17.She took as .... books as she could carry herself.

18.Is there .... coffee in the coffee-pot?

19.In the last twenty-four hours too .... things happened.

20.There is too .... sugar in my coffee.

21.Are there .... students among your friends?

22.Do you spend .... time on doing your homework?

23.We haven't got .... time left.

24.Martin spent .... time in hospital last year.

25.There weren't .... people in the street.

26.Does she have .... spare time now?

27.I haven't .... time for study and that's why I have so .... mistakes in my homework.

28.There isn't .... furniture in the flat.

29.How .... of these books have you read?

30.How .... does it cost?

Exercise 16. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns 'much' or 'many' or expressions 'a lot/a lot of'.

1.Do you drink .... tea?

2.I like reading. I've got .... books.

3.There isn't .... in the fridge.

4.It costs .... money to travel round the world.

5.Please be quick, I haven't got .... time.

6.How .... foreign languages can you speak?

7.They didn't ask me .... questions.

8.There was .... food at the party but I didn't eat.

9.We saw .... interesting things in the museum.

10.George knows .... about economics.

11.We went on a cheap holiday. It didn't cost .... .

12."Did you enjoy the party?" - "No, not .... ."

13.Most of the town is modern - there aren't .... old buildings.

14.Most people in the town have jobs - there isn't ....unemployment.

Отличие местoимений little и few и местоименных выражений a little и a few.

Местoимение little и местоименное выражение a little употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными, местоимение few и местоименное выражение a few - с исчисляемыми.