Pronouns and Determiners

Lesson 1
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Some Every No Any Thing Where Someone-somebody Somewhere Something Everyone-everybody Everywhere Everything No-one-nobody Nowhere Nothing Anyone-anybody Anywhere Anything

Some

Title: Some

Pronunciation: /sʌm/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun

Formal or informal: informal

Countable or uncountable: both

Synonym: a few About pronouns and determiners

 

an unspecified amount or number of something

I have some apples

an unspecified amount or number of something

Every

Title: Every

Pronunciation: /ˈɛvrɪ/

Part of speech: determiner

Formal or informal: formal

Countable or uncountable: countable

Synonym: each

used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception

Every student must attend the meeting

used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception

No

Title: No

Pronunciation: /nəʊ/

Part of speech: determiner, adverb

Formal or informal: informal

Countable or uncountable: both

Synonym: none

Opposite: some

not any; not at all

There is no milk in the fridge

not any; not at all

Any

Title: Any

Pronunciation: /ˈɛni/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: both

Synonym: some

used to refer to one or some of a thing or things, no matter how much or how many

Do you have any questions?

used to refer to one or some of a thing or things, no matter how much or how many

Thing

Title: Thing

Pronunciation: /θɪŋ/

Part of speech: noun

Formal or informal: informal

Countable or uncountable: countable

Synonym: object

Opposite: nothing

 

 

an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to

What is that thing on the table?

an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to

Where

Title: Where

Pronunciation: /wɛə(r)/

Part of speech: adverb, pronoun, conjunction

Formal or informal: both

Synonym: wherever

Opposite: nowhere

in or to what place or position

Where are you going?

in or to what place or position

Someone-somebody

Title: Someone-somebody

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmˌbɒdi/

Part of speech: pronoun

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

an unspecified person; somebody

Someone is at the door

an unspecified person; somebody

Somewhere

Title: Somewhere

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmweə $ -wer/

Part of speech [adverb]

Synonyms: someplace, somewheres, nearly, about

Antonyms: nowhere

 

Example

My wallet must be around here somewhere

Example

Something

Title: Something

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, noun

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: both

Synonym: anything

Opposite: nothing

a thing that is unspecified or unknown

There is something in the box

a thing that is unspecified or unknown

Everyone-everybody

Title: Everyone-everybody

Pronunciation: /ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn/ /ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdi/

Part of speech: pronoun

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Synonym: each person

Opposite: no one, nobody

every person; all people

Everyone is welcome to join the party

every person; all people

Everywhere

Title: Everywhere

Pronunciation: /ˈɛvrɪˌwɛə(r)/

Part of speech: adverb, pronoun

Formal or informal: both

Synonym: all over

Opposite: nowhere

in or to all places; everywhere

I looked everywhere for my keys

in or to all places; everywhere

Everything

Title: Everything

Pronunciation: /ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/

Part of speech: pronoun, determiner, noun

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: uncountable

Synonym: all things

Opposite: nothing

all things; all the things of a particular kind

Everything is ready for the party

all things; all the things of a particular kind

No-one-nobody

Title: No-one-nobody

Pronunciation: /nəʊwʌn/ /ˈnəʊbɒdi/

Part of speech: pronoun

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Opposite: everyone, somebody

not any person; no one

Nobody knows the answer to that question

not any person; no one

Nowhere

Title: Nowhere

Pronunciation:/ˈnəʊwɛə(r)/

Part of speech: adverb, pronoun

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:none 

Formal or informal:both 

Opposite:somewhere 

 

not in or to any place; not anywhere

I searched everywhere and found nowhere to sit

not in or to any place; not anywhere

Nothing

Title: Nothing

Pronunciation:/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Part of speech:noun, pronoun, adverb, determiner, adjective, verb 

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:none 

Formal or informal:both   

Opposite:something 

 

not anything; no single thing

I have nothing to say

not anything; no single thing

Anyone-anybody

Title: Anyone-anybody

Pronunciation:/ˈɛniˌbɒdi/ 

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun 

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:none 

Formal or informal:both 

Opposite:nobody 

 

any person

Is there anybody here?

any person

Anywhere

Title: Anywhere

Pronunciation:/ˈɛniˌwɛə(r)/ 

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:none 

Formal or informal:both 

Synonym: somewhere 

Opposite: nowhere

any place

I can’t find my keys anywhere

any place

Anything

Title: Anything

Pronunciation:/ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ 

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, noun 

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:none 

Formal or informal:both 

Synonym: something 

Opposite:no thing

anything whatever; something, no matter what

I will do anything to help

anything whatever; something, no matter what