INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOME/ ANY/ NO

Slide 2 2ºanoTeacher: Kátia Rosa

Some/any/no

Esses pronomes são utilizados para falar de pessoas, objetos ou

lugares indefinidos

podem desempenhar a função de adjetivos ou de pronomes

Usa-se SomeAlgum, alguns, alguma, algumas:

Em frases afirmativas:

There are some books here I need some advice

Em frases interrogativas apenas quando

se trata de um oferecimento ou pedido ou quando se espera uma resposta afirmativa

Would you like some coffee?Have you lost some money?

Usa-se AnyAlgum, alguns, algumas, nenhum, nenhuma

Em frases negativas e interrogativas:

There aren´t any books here Are there any books here?

Usa-se Any:

Em frases afirmativas se aparecer

1)depois do if:If You have any question, ask me.

2) Quando significar qualquerTake any book you need

3)Quando houver palavra de sentido negativo como seldom, never, rarely, without:

He rarely has any free time

Usa-se Noadjetivo: nenhum, nenhuma

Com verbos na forma afirmativa para dar um sentido negativo à frase:

I have no money

Somebody/anybody/nobody

As mesmas regras que determinam o emprego de some/any/no são válidas para o emprego de seus compostos

Pessoa

Some Any body No

Coisa Some Any thing No

Lugar Some Any

where no

Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere or nowhere.

  1.  I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise to keep it (a) secret.

  2.  __________ lives here. There is no water.

  3.  I spent the night __________ near the beach.

  4.  __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low.

 5.  __________ scares him. He's very brave.

  6.  There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park.

  7.  Would you like __________ to wash your hands?.

   8.  May I have __________ for dessert, please?

  9.  They took him __________ in London, and he never returned.

10.  Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight.

11.  She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely. 12.  They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that

they would never come back.

13.  There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them.

14.  We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves.

15.  __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.

16.  __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message.

17.  __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on .

18.  They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to lead a quiet life.

19.  "Is there __________ at home?"

       "I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."