Indefinite Pronouns

some

any

1. in affirmative sentences: There are some children at the front door. There is some milk left in the fridge. 2. In questions which expect or encourage the answer ‘Yes’: Do you mind if I put some music on? In general and special questions containing offers and requests. Would you like some coffee? (offer) Where could I get some bread? (request) 4. special meaning: некоторый, немногий I don’t know some of his friends. (некоторых, не всех) I don’t know any of his friends (никого из его друзей) Pronunciation: unstressed: used attributively: some books, some water, some people, etc. stressed: before OF, final, before a numeral: some of them, give me some, some 4 thousand

in questions (about presence or absence of smth or smb.): Are there any students in the room? Is there any milk left? In negative sentences (about the absence of smth or smb.) There aren’t any students there. There isn’t any milk there. in IF-clauses: Correct the mistakes, if there are any. In affirmative sentences: after words that have negative or limiting meaning: You never give me any help. There’s hardly any tea left. We got there without any trouble. There is little point in doing any work now. I forgot to get any bread. in the meaning of любой: Come any time. You can borrow any book you like.

Derivatives

Somebody/someone – animate.-There’s somebody at the door Something – inanimate. - There’s something on the floor. Somewhere - He lives somewhere here. Somebody – more conversational Someone – more formal can be followed by an adjective or adverbial expressions: He hopes he marries somebody nice. She’s going to meet somebody in the Ministry. Somehow: Somehow he managed to do it. Somebody/someone/anybody/anyone/nobody/no one + THEY, THEM, THEIR: If anybody wants a ticket for the concert, they can get it from my office. Nobody phoned, did they? There’s somebody at the door. Tell them I’m, busy.

Anybody/anyone Did anyone phone? Anything: I can’t see anything. Anywhere: I don’t have to go anywhere today.

I. Insert some or any, making appropriate compounds if necessary.

1) There’s __________ milk in that jug. 2) She wanted _________ stamps but there weren’t ________ in the machine.

3) I’m afraid there isn’t __________ coffee left; will you grind ________ ? 4) Is there ______one here who speaks Italian? 5) I’d like to buy_________ new clothes but I haven’t ___________ money. 6) There’s _______ gin in the cupboard but there aren’t________ glasses. 7) They can’t have ________ more strawberries. I need ______ to make jam. 8) _______ one I know told me ________ of the details. 9) Have you ________ idea who could have borrowed your bicycle? 10) I saw hardly ________one I knew at the party, and I didn’t get ________thing to drink. 11) When would you like to come? - ________ day will suit me. 12) Are there ________ letters for me? 13) Don’t let ______ one in. I’m too busy to see ____ body. 14) ________things tells me you’ve got ________ bad news for me. 15) I can’t see my glasses ______where. 16) We didn’t think he’d succeed but he managed _________how. 17) You’re looking very miserable; has _________thing upset you? 18) If you had _________ sense you wouldn’t leave your car unlocked. 19) Scarcely _________one was wearing a dinner jacket. 20) _________ one who believes what Jack says is a fool. 21) She put her handbag down ____________ where and now she can’t find it. 22) Will you have _______ pudding or _______ fruit? 23) Haven’t you got __________ friends in Rome? I feel sure you mentioned them once. 24) Haven’t you got _________ friends here? You should join a club and get to know people. 25) I see you haven’t _______ maps. Would you like to borrow ______ of mine? 26) ________ one can tell you how to get there (Everyone knows the way) 27) Come and have supper with us if you aren’t doing ___________thing tonight. 28) I _________ how imagined the house would be much larger. 29) All the salaries are being paid much later now; it’s ___________ thing to do with the computer. 30) He lives ___________where in France now. 31) You can’t expect just _________ student to solve the problem. It requires a mathematician. 32) He’s not very well-known here but he’s _________one ( an important person) in his own country. 33) Where shall we sit? - Oh, __________where will do. 34) Is there ________one moving about downstairs? I heard ___________thing falling. 35) Is there ___________one living in that house? It looks deserted. 36) Would you like ____________thing to drink? There’s ____________ very good beer in the fridge.

II. Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY plus their derivatives.

I was too surprised to say __________________. 2. There’s ________________ at the door. Can you go and see who it is? 3. Does ______________________ mind if I open the window? 4. I wasn’t feeling hungry, so I didn’t eat _________________. 5. You must be hungry. Would you like ______________ to eat? 6. Quick, let’s go. There’s _____________ coming and I don’t want ____________________ to see us. 7. Sally was upset about ______________ and refused to talk to ___________________. 8. This machine is very easy to use. ___________________ can learn to use it in a very short time. 9. There was hardly _____________________ on the beach. It was almost deserted. 10. Do you live __________________ near Jim? – No, he lives in another part of the town. 11. We slept in the park because we didn’t have __________________ to stay. 12. Where shall we go on holiday? – Let’s go _________________ warm and sunny. 13. They stay at home all the time. They never seem to go ___________________. 14. I’m going out now. If ___________________ phones while I’m out, can you tell them I’ll be back at 11.30. 15. Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost _______________________? 16. ________________________who saw the accident, should contact the police. 17. Sue is very secretive. She never tells ______________________________________(2 words)

III. Complete the sentences with ANY, ANYBODY, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE

Which bus do I have to take? _____________________ bus. They all go to the centre. 2) Which day shall I come? I don’t mind .______________________. 3) What do you want to eat? __________________, I don’t mind. Whatever you have. 4) Where shall I sit? – It’s up to you. You can sit _______________________you like. 5) What sort of job are you looking for? ___________________, it doesn’t matter. 6) What time shall I phone tomorrow? ____________________, I’ll be in all day. 7) Who shall I invite to the party? – I don’t mind. ___________________ you like. 8) Which newspaper shall I buy? ____________________________. Whatever they have in the shop.