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1. N14.1 – Anybody, nobody
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nobody
home
anybody
home?
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3. There’s no one at home
There is no one at home.
There is nobody at home.
There isn’t anyone at home.
There isn’t anybody at home.
Who is at home? No one.
Who is at home? Nobody.

4. No person…
no one / nobody / anyone / anybody = no person
no one =
nobody
anyone =
anybody
We use a positive verb +
no one / nobody
We use a negative verb +
anyone / anybody
It’s strange… I
heard the
doorbell… But
there wasn’t
anybody there!
I’m sorry. There is
no one who can
help you now.
Please call again
tomorrow.

5. Answers to Who?
no one and nobody are answers to Who?
Who was in the
garden? No one.
It was a dog.
Who was in the
garden?
Nobody.

6. Use no one / nobody / anyone / anybody
1. There’s _____ in the office.
2. I didn’t know _____ at the
party.
3. The meeting started ten
minutes ago but there’s _____
in the meeting room!
Remember, more than one answer is possible

7. Use no one / nobody / anyone / anybody
4. They are looking for a new doctor but they haven’t found
_____ yet.
5. Apart from the bride and groom, we didn’t know _____ at the
wedding.
Remember, more than one answer is possible

8. Look at these examples
The bookshelf is empty.
There is nothing on the
bookshelf.
There isn’t anything on the
bookshelf.
What is on the bookshelf?
Nothing.

9. No thing…
nothing and anything = no thing
We use a positive verb +
nothing
We use a negative verb +
anything
It’s too dark in
here. I can’t see
anything.
The police found
your bag but
unfortunately,
there is nothing in
it.

10. Answers to What?
nothing is an answer to What?
What is the
matter?
Nothing.
What is in
the box?
Nothing.

11. Use nothing or anything
6. I’m so bored today. There’s _____ to do.
7. There isn’t ___ on TV tonight. I’m going to read a book.
8. I don’t want you to eat _____ before dinner!
9. I didn’t study for the science test tomorrow and I feel like I
don’t know _____.
10. Dad! There’s _____ in the fridge! Can we order pizza tonight?

12. Say the sentences with nobody / no one /
nothing
11. There isn’t anybody in the room. There is no one in the room.
12. We didn’t find anything.

13. Say the sentences with nobody / no one /
nothing
13. Terrence doesn’t have anything to do at work today.
14. There isn’t anything to see at the cinema.
15. There isn’t anybody at the bus stop.

14. Use anybody / anyone / anything below
16. There is nothing in the cupboard.
17. It’s true. There is nobody who cooks
lasagna like you!
18. The police found nothing.
19. There‘s no one sitting next to me.
20. Michael was at home but he heard
nothing.

15. Summary!
For People For things
Negative Verbs anybody / anyone anything
Positive Verbs nobody / no one nothing
nobody / nothing as an
answer to a question
nobody / nothing at the
beginning of a sentence
Who was at the meeting?’
‘Nobody!’
‘What’s wrong?’ ‘Nothing. I
just want some quiet.
Nobody came to the
meeting.
Nothing happened.

16. Answer the questions!
21. What do you want to eat? Nothing.
22. Who received 100% on the exam?
23. What happened last night?
24. Who came late to class today?
Use nobody / no one / nothing

17. Answer the questions!
25. So… who saw you?
26. What did you say to him?
27. What are you doing tonight?
28. Who helped you?
Use nobody / no one / nothing

18. Answer the questions!
29. What do you want to eat? I don’t want anything.
30. What did you send?
31. Did you drink orange juice?
32. Who did you see?
33. What did you do?
Use anybody / anyone / anything

19. Answer the questions!
34. Who did you talk to?
35. What did you watch on TV?
36. Who did you call?
37. How many people were there?
38. Who did you meet?
Use anybody / anyone / anything

20. Complete the sentences
39. I worked all day and I had _____
to eat.
40. Your room is a mess and that’s
why you can’t find _____!
41. She didn’t drink _____ for five
hours before going to hospital.
Use nobody / no one / nothing / anybody / anyone / anything

21. Complete the sentences
42. _____ can help you. You must do this by yourself.
43. You know what? There wasn’t _____ at band practice today!
Use nobody / no one / nothing / anybody / anyone / anything

22. Which is correct?
44. Nothing/no one was injured in the car accident.
45. No, I didn’t ask nothing/anything.
46. There’s no one/anyone at home this morning.
47. Nobody/anybody is perfect. We all make mistakes.
48. Tracey looked but she didn’t find nothing/anything.

23. Which is correct?
49. The police said they didn’t catch anyone/no one.
50. No one/Anybody can answer this question. It’s too difficult.
51. There wasn’t nobody/anyone in the gym today.
52. There is nothing/no one to do.
53. I searched under the bed but I found anybody/nothing.

24. Remember!
For People For things
Negative Verbs anybody / anyone anything
Positive Verbs nobody / no one nothing
Negative Verb Not + any
Positive Verb No

25. Complete the sentences
54. There are _____ cans of cola left in the fridge. Who drank the
last one?
55. I don’t think _____ in this room knows the answer!
56. _____ of the students did their homework.
57. Nicole has ___ money at the moment.
58. _____ I do ever makes you happy… I’m leaving you!
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything

26. Complete the sentences
59. No thank you… I don’t want ___.
60. I can’t believe it! Bertie spent all our money and now I have
___!
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything

27. Complete the sentences
61. ____ answered the door so I guess there wasn’t _____ at
home.
62. I bought milk yesterday but there’s ____ left. And there’s ___
yogurt!
63. ______ wants to buy that house. It’s been on sale for two
years.
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything

28. Complete the sentences
64. There is _____ at the Hotel Reception Desk.
65. ‘What did Fiona do last night?’ ‘_____.’
66. I’m going to the shop. Do you want ______?
67. _____ wants to play with me today. I think I’ll read a book.
68. James has _____ sense of direction. He always gets lost!
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything

29. any / anything / anybody
I need some help.
It doesn’t matter who helps me.
Anyone can help me.
I need something to drink.
It doesn’t matter which drink.
I could drink anything.
I’m so hungry.
It doesn’t matter where we go to eat.
Any restaurant will be OK.
In some cases, any, anything and anybody have a meaning
that is close to all or everything or everyone.

30. Compare no and any
There are no
trains at this
hour.
There is
nothing to eat!
You can take
any train
home.
I will eat
anything!
Nobody said a
word during the
exam.
Don’t leave the door
unlocked. Anyone
could come inside!

31. Complete the sentences!
69. __________ can unpack the
dishwasher! It doesn’t have to be
me all the time!
70. __________ ever helps me to
clean the house.
71. __________ restaurant allows you
to smoke inside.
nobody no anybody

32. Complete the sentences!
72. __________ dish on the
menu is just $10 today.
73. There is __________ I want
from this shop
74. __________ is fine. Just
hurry up and choose one!
anything any nothing

33. Say the sentences another way
75. There wasn’t anything to do. There was nothing to do.
76. John doesn’t have any money this week.
77. There was none in the fridge.
78. I didn’t take any photos because my camera was broken.
79. Frank didn’t write anything.
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything

34. Say the sentences another way
80. He owes me nothing.
81. There isn’t anybody at the swimming center.
82. She has no friends who live close to her.
83. Alan doesn’t have any hair.
84. There are no more questions!
not + any / no / none / nobody / anybody / nothing / anything