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SOMETHING, ANYTHING,
NOTHING, ETC.
SOMEBODY
Somebody (or
someone) has broken
the window.
somebody / someone =
a person but we don’t
know who
SOMETHI
NG
She has something
in her mouth.
something = a thing
but we don’t know
what
SOMEWHER
E
Tom lives somewhere
near London.
somewhere = in/to a
place but we don’t
know where
PEOPLE
 Quick! Somebody’s coming.
(+) verb
 I didn’t know anyone at that party.
(-) verb
 Where’s Tom? Has anybody seen him?
(?) questions
 ‘Who did you meet?’ ‘Nobody’
short answers
 Nobody came to class yesterday.
(+) verb
THINGS
 Ann said something.
(+) verb
 I didn’t buy anything.
(-) verb
 Did you have anything to drink?
(?) questions
 ‘What’s in the bag?’ ‘Nothing.’
short answers
 There’s nothing in the bag. or Nothing happened.
(+) verb
PLACES
 They live somewhere in England.
(+) verb
 Did you go anywhere interesting last Christmas?
(-) verb
 I’m not going anywhere next summer.
(?) questions
 ‘Where did you go yesterday?’ ‘Nowhere.’
short answers
 I don’t like this town. There’s nowhere to go.
(+) verb

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Something, anything, nothing

  • 2. SOMEBODY Somebody (or someone) has broken the window. somebody / someone = a person but we don’t know who
  • 3. SOMETHI NG She has something in her mouth. something = a thing but we don’t know what
  • 4. SOMEWHER E Tom lives somewhere near London. somewhere = in/to a place but we don’t know where
  • 5. PEOPLE  Quick! Somebody’s coming. (+) verb  I didn’t know anyone at that party. (-) verb  Where’s Tom? Has anybody seen him? (?) questions  ‘Who did you meet?’ ‘Nobody’ short answers  Nobody came to class yesterday. (+) verb
  • 6. THINGS  Ann said something. (+) verb  I didn’t buy anything. (-) verb  Did you have anything to drink? (?) questions  ‘What’s in the bag?’ ‘Nothing.’ short answers  There’s nothing in the bag. or Nothing happened. (+) verb
  • 7. PLACES  They live somewhere in England. (+) verb  Did you go anywhere interesting last Christmas? (-) verb  I’m not going anywhere next summer. (?) questions  ‘Where did you go yesterday?’ ‘Nowhere.’ short answers  I don’t like this town. There’s nowhere to go. (+) verb