§ 15. Such is sometimes found as part of set phrases. Here are

some of them:

e.g. They export a lot of fruit, such as oranges, lemons, etc.

(= for example 'такие, как') His education, such as it

was, was finished by the time he

was fifteen, ('каково бы оно ни было') My services, such

as they are, are at your disposal, ('каковы

бы они ни были') John is the captain of the team, and, as

such, he is to decide

what is to be done, ('как таковой')

§ 16. The demonstrative pronoun same means 'identical'. It is

always preceded by the definite article.

e.g. We don't have to go all in the same car.

I was astonished and at the same time very much excited. In

autumn the school re-opened. The same students came to

George's classes. His stories set one's imagination to

work. The same is true

of his articles.

The meaning of same is often completed by a clause introduced

by that or as.

e.g. He wore the same suit that I had seen him in five years before.

He ate his sandwiches at midday in the same places as I did.

"You haven't changed," I said smiling. He had the same absurd

appearance that I remembered.

Same may also be followed by a phrase introduced by as.

e.g. Saying good-bye, my aunt gave me the same warning as on

the day of my father's departure.

His head was disproportionally large, built on the same lines

as his sister's but with finer features.

§ 17. Same is sometimes found as part of set phrases. Here

are some of them:

e.g. It's all the same to me. (=It makes no difference to me.)

I asked him what he wanted to start with. It was all the

same to him. (=it made no difference to him.) I don't think

he'll wish to see me. But I'll come all the same.

(=in spite of that)

"How is he today?" "Much the same." (=not apparently different)

Indefinite Pronouns

§ 18. The indefinite pronouns express various degrees and various

kinds of indefiniteness. We find the following subgroups

among them:

1) indefinite pronouns proper:

a) some, any, no;

b) somebody, anybody, nobody;

someone, anyone, no one;

something, anything, nothing;

c) one, none

2) distributive pronouns:

a) all, every, each, other, either, neither, both;

b) everybody, everyone, everything

3) quantitative pronouns:

much, many, little, few, a little, a few, a lot of, lots of,

a great deal, a great many, etc.

§ 19. The pronoun some may be used as an adjective pronoun

and as a noun pronoun. It has several meanings. Some usually expresses

an indefinite number or amount or indefinite quality.

e.g. On such days my mother would give me some pennies to buy

sweets or a magazine.

They did give us some nice things to eat, didn't they? I was

terrified that some disaster was waiting for me. I had been

playing cricket with some of the neighbouring

children. The visitor asked me to describe some of the

work we do in

our laboratory.

«Some, used with a singular countable noun, may mean 'a particular

but unidentified person or thing'.

e.g. Some boy had written a Latin word on the blackboard.

We must first think of some plan.

Some is very often used for contrast. Then it is strongly stressed.

e.g. I enjoy some music, but not much of it.

Some of us agree with the statement, some disagree.

Some may also mean 'approximately',

e.g. It happened some twenty years ago.

When used as a noun pronoun, some may be singular or plural.

It depends on whether some refers to countable or uncountable

nouns.

e.g. Some of his opinions were hard to accept.

Some of the food was packed in waterproof bags.

As a rule, some is used in affirmative sentences (see the examples

above). In interrogative and negative sentences it is changed

into any or no (see §§ 20-21 below). However, there are instances

when some remains unchanged in interrogative and negative sentences.

It happens when the question or negation does not concern

the part of the sentence containing some, i.e. when the part of the

sentence containing some remains affirmative in meaning.

e.g. May I give you some more tea?

I could not answer some of his questions. Did you see some

of his poems published in the magazine? I'm going away for

a week. So I shan't be able to see some interesting games.

Not all your answers are correct. Some are, some aren't. You

know some women can't see the telephone without taking the

receiver off.