Lesson 15 - Somebody - Something etc.

Lesson
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Basic English Grammar
Compuestos de “some, any, no”
-body
-one
-thing
some
somebody
someone
something
any
anybody
anyone
anything
no
nobody
no one
nothing
Nota
Los pronombres indefinidos compuestos siguen las mismas reglas
de some, any, no.
Somebody – someone – something se usan en frases afirmativas,
y en frases interrogativas cuando se ofrece o se pide algo.
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There is somebody/someone in the house.
- I’m very thirsty. Can I have something to drink?
- Of course. Would you like something to eat too? You must
also be hungry.
Anybody – anyone – anything se usan en frases negativas e
interrogativas.
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There isn’t anybody/anyone in the house.
- Is there anybody/anyone in the garden?
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Basic English Grammar
En frases afirmativas anybody – anyone – anything tienen el
significado de cualquier, cualquiera, cualquier cosa.
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Anybody can learn a foreign language, but motivation is a
key factor.
When you are young, you think you can do anything.
Nota
somewhere
= en alguna parte, en algún sitio
anywhere
= en cualquier parte (con un verbo negativo)
nowhere
= en ninguna parte (con un verbo positivo)
everywhere
= en todas partes
everybody
= todos
everyone
= todo el mundo
everything
= todo
¡Atención!
Everybody y everyone significan “todos”, pero necesitan el verbo al
singular.
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Is everybody ready for dinner?