Indefinite pronouns

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an object, situation, or
refer to a single someone something action that is not exactly
person when you do known or stated
not know who they 某人 某件东西/事
are

everyone everything
every person 每个人 每个东西 Each thing or all things
 someone everyone
something everything

1. The glass is empty. ........................ drank my orange juice.

2. ................................ is wrong with my mobile because I can’t
hear you.
3. Don’t worry. ............................ will be fine.
4. ........................ knows who stole it, but they're all afraid to
tell anyone.
 refer to a single person when you do not know who they are
someone 某人 / seseorang

• There's someone outside the house.

屋子外面有人。

• I could hear someone crying in the next room.

我能听到隔壁房间有人在哭。

• Someone's left their bag behind.

有人把他/她的包落在了后面。

• You'll have to ask someone else.

你得问问别人。
 an object, situation, or action that is not exactly known or stated
something 某物；某事；某个东西 / sesuatu

• There's something sharp in my shoe.

• 我的鞋子里有个尖东西。

• Would you like something to eat?

• 你想吃点什么吗？

• Don't just stand there, do something.

• 别在那儿干站着，做点什么吧。

• Is there something you'd like to say?

• 你有什么话要说吗？
 every person
everyone 每个人，人人；所有人 / setiap orang

• Goodbye, everyone - I'll see you next week.

• 各位，再会——下周见。

• Everyone cheered and clapped.

• 每个人都欢呼着鼓掌。
 Each thing or all things
everything 每件事；所有事物；一切 / semua

• The thieves took everything.

• 窃贼把东西洗劫一空。

• Do you have everything you need?

• 你有你需要的一切吗？

• I decided to tell her everything.

• 我决定把一切都告诉她。
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Not anyone, no one nothing not anything;

no single thing
No person

used in negative sentences

and in questions to mean anyone anything used in questions and
negatives to mean
"a person or people"
"something"
 no one nothing

anyone anything

1. …………..told me she was ill.

2. I can’t see ……………..

3. There was …………. in her bag.

4. Has ………… seen my glasses anywhere?

 Not anyone, No person
no one 没人，无人 / tiada sesiapa

• No one told me she was ill.

• 没人告诉我她病了。

• There is no one in the house.

• 屋子里没有人。

• She gave the cat a kick when no one was looking.

• 没人看的时候，她踢了猫一脚。
 not anything; no single thing
nothing 没有东西；没有事情 / tiada apa

• There's nothing in the drawer - I took everything out.

• 抽屉里什么也没有——我把所有东西都拿出去了。

• There was nothing in her bag.

• 她的书包里什么都没有

• I have nothing new to tell you.

• 我没有什么新消息要告诉你。

• There's nothing else (= no other thing) we can do to help.

• 我们帮不上什么别的忙。
 used in negative sentences and in questions
anyone （用于疑问句和否定句中）有人，任何人 / sesiapa

• I haven't told anyone.

• 我没有告诉任何人。

• Has anyone seen my glasses anywhere?

• 有谁在哪儿看到我的眼镜了吗？

• There isn’t anyone on the bus.

• 巴士上没有任何人。

• Anyone can go - you don't have to be invited.

• 谁都可以去，用不着邀请。
 used in negative sentences and in questions
anything （用于疑问句和否定句中）任何事物，任何东西/ apa-apa

• Can you see anything?

• 你可以看到任何东西吗?

• I can’t see anything.

• 我看不到任何东西

• There isn’t anything in the fridge.

• 冰箱里什么东西都没有
no one someone everyone anyone

nothing something everything anything

1. …………..'s left their bag behind.

2. There isn’t …………….. in the fridge.
3. I haven't told ………………...
4. Don't just stand there, do ……………..
5. Goodbye, ……………. - I'll see you next week.
6. I decided to tell her ……………...
7. There’s ………… in the drawer - I took everything out.
8. She gave the cat a kick when ………was looking.
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
• There is / are someone at the door.
• There is / are something on the table.
• Everyone was / were happy.
• Everything is / are okay.

• Someone took my book.

• Everyone laughed happily.