2024学英文之something和anything用法介绍

学英文是一个长期的过程，昨天学习到something和anything，那么本文记录一下something和anything用法。本文不仅是记录something和anything，也会记录类似somebody，anybody这类词的用法。

What are your plans for this weekend?

What do you normally like to do on the weekend?

Do you and your partners like to do the same things?

How do you relax on the weekend?

What would you do if weekends were three days long?

What are the best things to do in your city on the weekend?

Something和anything用法

Grammar: something, anything, nothing, etc.

Somebody has taken Anna’s phone.

Let’s go somewhere this weekend!

I brought home something for dinner.

Is there anything to eat in the fridge?

Do we use somebody, anybody, or nobody to describe one personthat is unknown?

Somebody / Someone

Example: Somebody / someone has taken my phone.

What do we use for one place that is unknown?

Somewhere.

Example: Let’s go somewhere this weekend.

What do we use for ONE thing that is unknown?

Something.

Example: I bought something for dinner.

Do we use something, anything, or nothing to describe a thing of any kind?

Anything.

Example:Is there anything to eat in the pantry?

What do we use for one person and one place of any kind?

Anyone/anybody and anywhere

Example:I didn’t see anyone/anybody this weekend because I didn’t go anywhere.

Do we use anything, anyone, anywhere in positive sentences or negatives and questions?

Negatives and questions.

When do we use nothing / nobody / nowhere?

Positive sentences. For no single thing / person / place

Noone. Is this correct?

The word is separated. No one.

Do we use nothing / nobody / nowhere in negative sentences?

NO! Never use nothing / nobody / nowhere in negative sentences.

Example. There isn’t nowhere to park. Correct: There is nowhere to park.

There isn’t anywhere to park.

Answer the following questions with your partner.

Do we use anybody to describe one person that is unknown? No – we use somebody/someone
What do we use for one place that is unknown? Somewhere
What do we use to describe a thing of any kind? Anything
When do we use anyone / anything / anywhere? Negatives and questions
Can we use nothing / nobody / nowhere in negative sentences? NO we can’t
Let’s go ~~anywhere~~ this weekend. Is this sentence correct?

Let’s go somewhere this weekend.

除了本文记录的something和anything用法之外，后续也会记录其它的。