indefinite pronouns for youg learners grammar presentation

grammar presentation for beginners

1. Indefinite pronouns are used to refer to nonspecific persons or things. I saw something interesting on the way to school. Somebody left their phone on the bus. They can be singular or plural, and their form depends on whether they are the subject, object in a sentence. Examples of indefinite articles "someone," "anything," "everyone," "somebody," "nothing,".

2. Indefinite pronouns Some Somebody someone something somewhere Any Anybody anyone anything anywhere No Nobody none nothing nowhere Every everyone everybody Everything Everywhere People things places

3. Something/Somebody / somewhere I saw something interesting on the way to school. Somebody left their phone on the bus. I met him Somewhere in the city centre . We use Something/Somebody / somewhere to talk about things or people or places in general, but we don't know exactly what or who. We use something / somebody / somewhere in positive sentences

4. Fill in the Blanks: Something/Somebody / somewhere 1. ______ gave me a birthday present. 2. I lost ______ important at school. 3. We went ______ to have fun last weekend. Checkpoint

5. Choose the Correct Pronoun: 1. ______ is making a lot of noise in the kitchen. a) Somebody b) somewhere c) anything 2. I forgot to do ______ at home. a) everyone b) something c) anything 3. I left my books _______but I can’t remember it a) Somebody b) somewhere c) anything 4. We went ______ for ice cream after school. a) Somebody b) somewhere c) anything

6. We use anything , anybody , anywhere : in questions and negative sentences to talk about things , people or places in general . Do you want to eat anything after lunch ? I didn't see anybody at the park. Did you see him anywhere ? Anything/Anybody / anywhere

7. Checkpoint I don't have anything / anybody to offer my guest for a drink. Is there anything / anywhere I can do to help you prepare? Have you seen anything / anybody with a blue phone case? I can't call anything / anybody because my phone is missing! We can't decide on anything / anywhere to spend my vacation.

8. Checkpoint Do you want to do something / anything fun this weekend? I can't find somebody / anybody to play with. Is there anywhere / everywhere interesting to visit in this city?

9. Everything/Everybody / everywhere Can we decorate everything for the party ? Do you want to eat anything after lunch ? Everybody loves pizza ! We use Everything/Everybody / everywhere to talk about all the things or people in a group, in positive sentences only.

10. Checkpoint We decorated the room with streamers and balloons.  _____---  looked festive! a) everything b) everybody c) everywhere The party was a blast!  _______  had a great time. a) everything b) everybody c) everywhere 3. In science class, we learned about  _____---  from planets to plants! a) everything b) everybody c) everywhere 4.During sports day,  ____ played and enjoyed their time. everything b) everybody c) everywhere 5. We had a wonderful time exploring new places. ____ we went was beautiful! a) everything b) everybody c) everywhere

11. Checkpoint decorated / party / looked / for / the / amazing! / Everything / ____________________________________________________ 2. happy / students / the / trip / were / on / field. / Everybody / ____________________________________________________ unscramble the words to create sentence Everything looked amazing for the party!) (Everybody was happy on the field trip.)

12. Nothing/Nobody / anywhere There's no thing in the fridge . Did you see no body at the store ? There is no where to go this weekend . We use Nothing/Nobody / nowhere in negative sentences without not to say there are no things or people or places

13. Checkpoint open / fridge / left / and / there / was / in / the. / Nothing / ____________________________________________________ 2. park / saw / we / the / afternoon. / Nobody / ____________________________________________________ unscramble the words to create sentence There was nothing left in the open fridge We saw nobody at the park this afternoon

14. Checkpoint There were  nowhere interesting  movies on TV, so I decided to read a book. We couldn't find  anywhere  to eat because all the restaurants were closed. The cookies I baked yesterday are gone! There’s nobody left! I have everywhere to put my new shoes because my closet is full. correct the sentence

15. Indefinite pronouns Some Somebody someone Any anything anywhere No nothing Every everyone everybody positive Negative questions

16. Correct the mistakes: I saw ** somethings ** interesting on the way to school. 2. Did you see ** anybody ** at the store yesterday? 3. We can decorate the classroom with ** everything ** colorful! 4. There's ** nothing ** left to eat in the fridge. Do you want to order ** nothing **? 5. ** Everybody ** loves burger here , they all love pizza.

17. Correct the mistakes: 6. I can't find nowhere to put my new book. 7. Is there anybody I can do to help? 8. We can’t find something to watch for the movie tonight. 9. Did you hear a noise downstairs? There must be nobody there. 10. I don't have anybody special planned for the weekend.

18. Choose the Correct Pronoun: 1. Is there ______ who can help me fix this flat tire? a) anybody b) nobody c) everybody d) somebody 2. we forgot to bring ______ for lunch! a) something b) anything c) everything d) nothing 3. We can travel ______ we in this summer vacation! a) anywhere b) nowhere c) everywhere d) someplace

19. Choose the Correct Pronoun: 4. I didn't see ______ familiar at the party last night. a) anybody b) nobody c) everybody d) somebody 5. There's ______ wrong with the internet connection. a) something b) anything c) everything d) nothing

20. Choose the Correct Pronoun: 1. I looked for my glasses ______, but couldn’t find them a) everywhere b) somewhere c) nowhere d) anywhere 2. Did you hear ______ interesting on the news today? a) something b) anything c) everything d) nothing

21. Choose the Correct Pronoun: 8. ______ came to the party and all had fun. a) Nobody b) Somebody c) Everybody d) Anybody 9. There's ______ beautiful to see in nature, if you just take the time to look. a) something b) anything c) everything d) nothing 10. Did you see ______inside the room when you were there? a) something b) anything c) everywhere d) nothing