We use these words to talk about people and things when we do not know exactly who they are or what they are. Somebody and someone refer to people; something refers to things.
The rules for some and any apply to somebody, someone and something. We use somebody, someone and something in positive statements and questions and anybody, anyone and anything in negative statements and questions.
I saw somebody/someone/ something.
I did not see anybody/anyone/ anything.
Did you see anybody/anyone/ anything?
I saw nobody/no one/nothing.
There is no difference in meaning between somebody and someone or nobody and no one.
We can use two forms of the negative sentence, ., I did not hear anybody./I heard nobody.
No one is written as two words.
Amy: Can you hear anything, Tim?
Tim: No, I can’t hear anything.
Amy: Can you hear anything now?
Tim: Yes, I can hear something. It sounds like a bell.
Amy: Can you hear anything, Tim?
Tim: No, I can’t hear anything.
Amy: Can you hear anything now?
Tim: Yes, I can hear something. It sounds like a bell.
a see anyone/see someone/looks/David
b smell anything/smell something/smells/smoke
c see anybody/see somebody/looks/a man
Amy: Can you hear anything, Tim?
Tim: No, I can’t hear anything.
Amy: Can you see anybody/anyone?
Tim: No, I can’t see anybody/anyone.
I can hear nothing.
I can see nobody/no one.
Test your memory by looking at the picture of the classroom below for one minute only. Try to remember where everything and everybody is. Then cover the picture. Work in pairs. S1 asks the following questions. S2 answers them plete sentences. Then check the answers together.
Was there anything on the blackboard?
Was there anything on the noticeboard?
Was there anything above the teacher?
Was there anybody sitting next to the window?
Was there anything under the teacher’s desk?
No, there wasn’t anything/was nothing on the blackboard.
Yes, there was something on the noticeboard.
Yes, there was something above the teacher.
Yes, ther
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