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PEOPLE |
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Somebody/someone has stolen my pencil! I didn’t speak to anybody/anyone all the week. Did anybody/anyone see you? No, nobody/no one saw me. |
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THINGS |
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I bought something for you. I didn’t do anything today. Is there anything I can do for you? No, nothing. There is nothing you can do. |
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PLACES |
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Let’s go somewhere tonight. We didn’t go anywhere this holiday. Is there anywhere to park? No, nowhere. There’s nowhere to park. |
👉We use somebody/ someone, something, somewhere, etc with a ➕ verb when you don’t say exactly who, what or where.
👉We use anybody/anyone, anything, anywhere in questions and negatives. We can also use something in a request or offer
Examples:
Can you buy me something to eat?
Would you like something to eat?.
I didn’t do anything last night (NOT I didn’t do nothing)
👉We use nobody / no one, nothing, nowhere in short answers or in a sentence with a ➕ verb.
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any, anything, etc + positive verb
any, anything, etc + positive verb = it doesn’t matter what, who, etc:
Examples:
✏ You can come any day (= It doesn’t matter which day you come)
✏ Anybody can come to this bar ( = it doesn’t matter who comes)
✏ I can sleep anywhere ( = it doesn’t matter where I sleep)
✏ You can bring anything ( = it doesn’t matter what you bring)