Pronouns · CEFR A2 · Everyday
someone / anything / nobody — English pronouns
These are single words and they are all singular, however many people they might mean. Some- in statements, any- in questions and negatives.
The shape
some / any / no / every + one / body / thing / where
Talk about a person or thing you cannot name.
In Hindi
ये एक ही शब्द हैं और सब एकवचन हैं। कथन में some-, सवाल और नकार में any-।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Everyone are ready. | Everyone is ready. "Everyone" is grammatically singular even though it means many people. |
someone / anything / nobody examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
Somebody is here.
यहाँ कोई है।
also correct: Someone is here.
Nobody lives here.
यहाँ कोई नहीं रहता।
Nobody knows me.
मुझे कोई नहीं जानता।
Somebody is standing outside.
बाहर कोई खड़ा है।
Did anybody call me?
क्या किसी ने मुझे फोन किया?
I did not see anybody.
मैंने किसी को नहीं देखा।
also correct: I saw nobody.
Somebody is waiting for you outside.
बाहर कोई तुम्हारा इंतज़ार कर रहा है।
There is nothing in the bag at all.
बैग में कुछ भी नहीं है।
I am not going anywhere today.
मैं आज कहीं नहीं जा {रहा|रही} हूँ।
He is not talking to anybody.
वह किसी से बात नहीं कर रहा है।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- some / anyA2Talk about an amount you have not counted
- no, not, none, neverB1Say no without using two negatives at once
Questions people ask
- What is the someone / anything / nobody used for?
- These are single words and they are all singular, however many people they might mean. Some- in statements, any- in questions and negatives. In practice: talk about a person or thing you cannot name.
- How do you form the someone / anything / nobody?
- some / any / no / every + one / body / thing / where.
- What is the most common mistake with the someone / anything / nobody?
- Saying “Everyone are ready.” instead of “Everyone is ready.”. "Everyone" is grammatically singular even though it means many people.
Where someone / anything / nobody fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
someone / anything / nobody is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to pronouns. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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