Indefinite pronouns - referring to places and things

• Notice which sentence are positive and which are negative:

1. There's something in that box.

2. There isn't anything in that box.

3. There's nothing in that box.

4. There's a cafe somewhere near here.

5. There isn't a café anywhere near here.

• Something is used in a positive statement

• Anything is used in a statement with a negative word (not, ever, etc.)

• Nothing is negative and is not used with another negative word.

• Somewhere is used in a positive statement.

• Not…anywhere is used in a negative statement.

Indefinite pronouns - referring to places and things

1. Put, anything, nothing, somewhere or anywhere in the following:

• I didn't see __________ about the fire in the newspaper.

• My pen must be __________ in this room.

• We saw _________ very unusual this morning, didn't we?

• The children haven't __________ to play games.

• There was ________ in the case. It was very empty.

• Notice the use of infinitive, to eat, to sit, after anything and anywhere:

1. I'm hungry, but I haven't got anything to eat.

2. They're tired, but they haven't got anywhere to sit.

B) Put anything or anywhere and an infinitive in the following:

• I'm thirsty, but I haven't got _______________________________

• We'd like to go somewhere , but we can't think of ____________

• He'd like to read something, but he hasn't got _______________

• They'd like to play football, but they haven't got _____________

• Notice the use of infinitive, to eat, to sit, after anything and anywhere:

3. I'm hungry, but I haven't got anything to eat.

4. They're tired, but they haven't got anywhere to sit.

• Notice which sentence are positive and which are negative:

7. There's something in that box.

8. There isn't anything in that box.

9. There's nothing in that box.

10. There's a cafe somewhere near here.

11. There isn't a café anywhere near here.

• Something is used in a positive statement

• Anything is used in a statement with a negative word (not, ever, etc.)

• Nothing is negative and is not used with another negative word.

• Somewhere is used in a positive statement.

• Not…anywhere is used in a negative statement.

B) Put anything or anywhere and an infinitive in the following:

• I'm thirsty, but I haven't got _______________________________

• We'd like to go somewhere , but we can't think of ____________

• He'd like to read something, but he hasn't got _______________

• They'd like to play football, but they haven't got _____________

2. Put, anything, nothing, somewhere or anywhere in the following:

• I didn't see __________ about the fire in the newspaper.

• My pen must be __________ in this room.

• We saw _________ very unusual this morning, didn't we?

• The children haven't __________ to play games.

• There was ________ in the case. It was very empty.

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