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Unit 78

The document explains the use of negative forms such as 'nobody', 'no-one', and 'nothing' in English, highlighting their equivalence to 'anybody', 'anyone', and 'anything'. It provides examples of how to use these terms in sentences and emphasizes the correct grammatical structure when forming negative sentences. Additionally, it includes exercises for practice in converting between these forms.

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Unit 78

The document explains the use of negative forms such as 'nobody', 'no-one', and 'nothing' in English, highlighting their equivalence to 'anybody', 'anyone', and 'anything'. It provides examples of how to use these terms in sentences and emphasizes the correct grammatical structure when forming negative sentences. Additionally, it includes exercises for practice in converting between these forms.

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Unit not + anybody/anyone/anything

78 nobody/no-one/nothing
A not + anybody/anyone not + anything
nobody/no-one nothing
(for people) (for things)

!ere isn’t anybody in the room. !ere isn’t anything in the bag.
anyone

!ere is nobody in the room. !ere is nothing in the bag.


no-one
A: Who is in the room? A: What’s in the bag?
B: Nobody. / No-one. B: Nothing.

-body and -one are the same:


anybody = anyone nobody = no-one

B not + anybody/anyone not + anything


I don’t know anybody (or anyone) I can’t remember anything.
here.
nobody = not + anybody
nothing = not + anything
no-one = not + anyone
I’m lonely. I have nobody to talk to. She said nothing.
(= I don’t have anybody) (= She didn’t say anything.)
!e house is empty. !ere is no-one in !ere’s nothing to eat.
it. (= !ere isn’t anyone in it.) (= !ere isn’t anything to eat.)

C You can use nobody/no-one/nothing at the beginning of a sentence or alone (to answer a question):

!e house is empty. Nobody lives Nothing happened.


there.
‘Who did you speak to?’ ‘No-one.’ ‘What did you say?’ ‘Nothing.’

D Remember: negative verb + anybody/anyone/anything


positive verb + nobody/no-one/nothing

He doesn’t know anything. (not He doesn’t know nothing)


Don’t tell anybody. (not Don’t tell nobody)
!ere is nothing to do in this town. (not !ere isn’t nothing)

some and any ➜ Unit 76 any and no ➜ Unit 77 somebody/anything/nowhere etc. ➜ Unit 79
Exercises Unit

Write these sentences again with nobody/no-one or nothing.


78
1 !ere isn’t anything in the bag. There’s nothing in the bag.
2 !ere isn’t anybody in the office. !ere’s
3 I don’t have anything to do. I
4 !ere isn’t anything on TV.
5 !ere wasn’t anyone at home.
6 We didn’t find anything.
Write these sentences again with anybody/anyone or anything.
1 !ere’s nothing in the bag. There isn’t anything in the bag.
2 !ere was nobody on the bus. !ere wasn’t
3 I have nothing to read.
4 I have no-one to help me.
5 She heard nothing.
6 We have nothing for dinner.

Answer these questions with nobody/no-one or nothing.


1a What did you say? Nothing. 5a Who knows the answer?
2a Who saw you? Nobody. 6a What did you buy?
3a What do you want? 7a What happened?
4a Who did you meet? 8a Who was late?
Now answer the same questions with full sentences.
Use nobody/no-one/nothing or anybody/anyone/anything:
1b I didn’t say anything.
2b Nobody saw me.
3b I don’t
4b I
5b the answer.
6b
7b
8b
Complete the sentences. Use:
nobody / no-one / nothing or anybody / anyone / anything
1 !at house is empty. Nobody lives there.
2 Jack has a bad memory. He can’t remember anything .
3 Be quiet! Don’t say .
4 I didn’t know about the meeting. told me.
5 ‘What did you have to eat?’ ‘ . I wasn’t hungry.’
6 I didn’t eat . I wasn’t hungry.
7 Helen was sitting alone. She wasn’t with .
8 I’m afraid I can’t help you. !ere’s I can do.
9 I don’t know about car engines.
10 !e museum is free. It doesn’t cost to go in.
11 I heard a knock on the door, but when I opened it, there was there.
12 !e hotel receptionist spoke very fast. I didn’t understand .
13 ‘What are you doing tonight?’ ‘ . Why?’
14 Sophie has gone away. knows where she is. She didn’t tell
where she was going.

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