Inglês

1. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Some, any, no, everyandcompounds

2. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês With countable nouns we can use a/an and some. Ex: Sue has got a book/ some books about ancient Egypt. With uncountable nouns we cannot use a/an and some. Sue has got some money to go on holiday this year. Could I have some information?

3. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Some andany apples Some food } money Any water people films

4. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Some is used in positive sentences. Any is common in questions and negatives. Ex: We’ve got some juice, but we haven’t got any glasses. / Have you got any cups? But we can use some in a question if it is an offer or a request. Ex: Could I have some more tea, please?

5. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês She has some good news for you. I need some tomatoes for the pizza. Can I have some milk, please? Could I borrow some toothpaste? Do you want some more milk?

6. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Samples "I'llmake some more coffee." "That'snotnecessary. There's still somecoffee in thecoffeepot." No, thecoffee-pot is empty. Thereisn'tanycoffeeleft. "Where are theeggs I bought yesterday?" "I thinkthere are someeggs in thefridge.

7. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês I didn't see any teachers at the party. Have you read any good books lately?

8. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês No, none Samples They aren't any tickets left. = There are no tickets left. I didn't buy any meat = I bought no meat.

9. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês No and none are used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Also, they are used in negative sentences with the verb in the positive form. Note that different from what happens with no, the pronoun none can never be followed by a noun, given it functions as one. At last, the expression “none of” must be followed by a noun and a verb in the singular form, preferably.

10. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Samples "How many sandwiches did you eat?" "I ate none. I was not hungry." "How much juice did she drink?" She drank none. She was not thirsty." None of the boys know(s) the teacher's questions.

11. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Words like everyone, anything, etc., are called indefinite pronouns. They refer to people, things, or places without saying exactly who, what or where they are. Indefinite pronouns are followed by a singular verb, but we refer back to them in a sentence with them/ they/ their. Ex: Someone is waiting for you. They have been waiting for some time. Someone phoned, and I told them you were out.

12. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Samples Someone is ringing the bell. Can you ask somebody the help. Has anybody seen my umbrella? There wasn't anyone I knew at the party. Anybody can do that. No one would refuse such an offer. Everybody knows he is a criminal. Not everybody in her family was happy in her marriage. Did you talk to everybody at the reception?

13. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês He said something about his uncle, but I don't remember what it was. Do you want to drink something? When you leave the classroom, don't leave anything under your desks. Is there anything I can do for you, sir? She will do anything to save her son's life. The drawer was empty. There was nothing in it. Did you bring everything with you? The photos, the documents, etc? I've lost everything! He can't do everything by himself.

14. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Where are my keys? They have to be somewhere in this room. Isn't he working somewhere in the north at the moment? I've been looking for Tommy for hours. He is not anywhere here. Are you going anywhere tonight? Anywhere he goes he makes trouble. I can find peace nowhere. Love is everywhere. Glasses like these are not found everywhere, madam. Did you look everywhere?

15. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Summary

16. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Exercises • Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word in bold. • Example: The box isn’t empty. • Something • There is something in the box. • All the people were dancing. • everyone • b) I feel annoyed. • something • c) We haven’ got any food. • nothing • d) The office is empty. • No one

17. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Possible answers • All the people were dancing. • everyone • Everyone was dancing. • b) I feel annoyed. • something • Something annoys me. • c) We haven’ got any food. • nothing • There is nothing to eat. • d) The office is empty. • no one • There’s no one in the office.

18. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Give short answers to the following questions. Use nobody, nowhere, nothing or none. a) How many have you done? b) What did he want? c) What did he say? d) Who has she been going out with? e) Which of them did she choose? f) Where’s he gone? g) How much did you pay? h) Who are you looking at? i)How many prisoners escaped? j) What’s that?

19. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês Check out the lyrics of the song “No one” by Alicia Keys metrolyrics.com to see the use of some indefinite pronouns: “Everything’sgonna be alright (...)No one (x3)Can get in the way of what I’m feelingI know some people search the worldTo find something like what we haveI know people will tryTry to divideSomething so realSo till the end of timeI’m telling you thatNo one (x3)Can get in the way of what I’m feeling…”

20. Some, any, no, every and compounds Inglês For more information on Indefinite Pronouns and for further practice go to: 1) http://www.google.com.br/search?q=some+every+no+any+and+compounds&hl=pt-BR&sa=2 2) http://www.polseguera.com/freegrammar/indefinite.htm 3) http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/subjects/indefpron.html