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Shopping:
what you can buy and where you can buy it.

When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. There are many kinds of shops in every town or city,
small shops, big department stores and supermarkets. I like to do my shopping at the supermarket. They sell
various goods under one roof and this is very convenient. A department store, for example, is composed of
many departments: readymade clothes, fabrics, shoes, sports goods, toys, china and glass, electric
appliances, cosmetics, linen, curtains, cameras, records, etc. You can buy everything you like there. There
are also escalators in big stores which take customers to different floors. The things for sale are on the
counters so that they can be easily seen.. In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at
once: sausages, fish, sugar, macaroni, flour, cereals, tea. The methods of shopping may vary. It may be a
self-service shop where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what
he wishes to buy. Then he takes the basket to the check-out counter, where the prices of the purchases are
added up. If it is not a self-service shop, and most small shops are not, the shop-assistant helps the customer
in finding what he wants. You pay money to the cashier and he gives you back the change.

Questions:

1. Where can we go when we want to buy something?

a) to Supermarkets and different shops b) only to supermarkets

2. What kinds of shops are there in every town?

 a) there are different kinds of shops b) there are small and big supermarkets

3. Where do you like to do your shopping?

4. What departments is a department store composed of?

a) of many department shops b) of two shops

5. Where are the things for sale?

a) on the counters b) on a specific counter

8. What methods of shopping are there?

b) self-service and non-self-service b) self-service

Vocabulary:

Indefinite pronouns

An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and "not definite".
Some typical indefinite pronouns are:


all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many,
nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone

Note that many indefinite pronouns also function as other parts of speech. Look at "another" in the following
sentences:


He has one job in the day and another at night. (pronoun)

I'd like another drink, please. (adjective)

Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. However, some of them can be singular in one context
and plural in another. The most common indefinite pronouns are listed below, with examples, as singular,
plural or singular/plural.

Notice that a singular pronoun takes a singular verb AND that any personal pronoun should also agree(in
number and gender). Look at these examples:


Each of the players has a doctor.
 
I met two girls. One has given me her phone number.

Similarly, plural pronouns need plural agreement:

Many have expressed their views. Answer:

I went shopping yesterday but I couldn't find anything that I liked.

Explanation:
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Pronouns refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to
a noun that does not need to be named specifically.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that is used to substitute nouns
that are not specific. Indefinite pronouns can be used in the singular
and plural forms.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an indefinite pronoun as “a
pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.” According
to the Oxford Learners’ Dictionary, an indefinite pronoun is defined as
“a pronoun that does not refer to any person or thing in particular, for
example, ‘anything’ and ‘everyone’.” The Macmillan Dictionary defines
an indefinite pronoun as “
a pronoun that does not refer to any particular person or thing, for
example, ‘anybody’, ‘everyone’, or ‘anything’.”
Points to Remember when Using Indefinite Pronouns with Examples
Before you start using indefinite pronouns, make sure you keep this in
mind. Like all other pronouns, singular pronouns take the singular
form of the verb, and plural pronouns take the plural form of the verb.
List of Indefinite Pronouns for Your Reference
Here is a list of indefinite pronouns with examples that you can refer
to for a better idea.
Indefinite Pronouns Examples
Each The teacher asked each to present their projects.
Another Another one of them entered the house.
Anyone Is there anyone who likes a pretzel?
Everyone Can everyone sit down, please?
Anything Anything would be fine for me.
Everything I found everything I was looking for.
Everybody Everybody reached here on time.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an indefinite pronoun as “a
pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.” According
to the Oxford Learners’ Dictionary, an indefinite pronoun is defined as
“a pronoun that does not refer to any person or thing in particular, for
example, ‘anything’ and ‘everyone’.” The Macmillan Dictionary defines
an indefinite pronoun as “a pronoun that does not refer to any
particular person or thing, for example, ‘anybody’, ‘everyone’, or
‘anything’.”
some examples of indefinite pronouns.
Any, each, nothing, no one, nobody, everyone, everybody, nothing,
everything, someone, something, many, all, some, anyone, anything,
anybody and another are some of the indefinite pronouns.

pronoun
meaning

example

singular

another an additional or different That ice-cream was good. Can I

person or thing haveanother?

anybody/anyone no matter what person Can anyone answer this question?

anything no matter what thing The doctor needs to know if you have
eaten anything in the last two hours.

each every one of two or Each has his own thoughts.

more people or things, seen
separately
either one or the other of two Do you want tea or coffee? / I don't
people or things mind. Either is good for me.

enough as much or as many as Enough is enough.

needed

everybody/everyone all people We can start the meeting

becauseeverybody has arrived.

everything all things They have no house or

possessions. They lost everything in
the earthquake.

less a smaller amount "Less is more" (Mies van der Rohe)

little a small amount Little is known about his early life.

much a large amount Much has happend since we met.

neither not one and not the other of I keep telling Jack and Jill
two people or things but neitherbelieves me.

nobody/no-one no person I phoned many times

but nobodyanswered.

nothing no single thing, not If you don't know the answer it's best to
anything say nothing.

one an unidentified person Can one smoke here? | All the students
arrived but now one is missing.

other a different person or thing One was tall and the other was short.
from one already mentioned

somebody/someone an unspecified or unknown Clearly somebody murdered him. It

person was not suicide.

something an unspecified or unknown Listen! I just heard something! What

thing could it be?

you an unidentified person And you can see why.

(informal)

plural

both two people or things, seen John likes coffee but not tea. I
together thinkboth are good.

few a small number of people or Few have ever disobeyed him and
things lived.

fewer a reduced number of people Fewer are smoking these days.

 or things

many a large number of people or Many have come already.

things

others other people; not us I'm sure that others have tried before
us.

several more than two but not many They all complained and several left
the meeting.

they people in general (informal) They say that vegetables are good for
you.

singular or plural

all the whole quantity of All is forgiven.

something or of some things All have arrived.
or people

any no matter how much or how Is any left?

many Are any coming?

more a greater quantity of There is more over there.

something; a greater More are coming.
number of people or things

most the majority; nearly all Most is lost.

Most have refused.

none not any; no person or They fixed the water so why

persons is nonecoming out of the tap?
I invited five friends but none have
come.*

some an unspecified quantity of Here is some.

something; an unspecified Some have arrived.
number of people or things

such of the type already He was a foreigner and he felt that he

mentioned was treated as such.

* Some people say that "none" should always take a singular verb, even when talking about countable nouns (eg five
means "no one", and "one" is obviously singular. They say that "I invited five friends but none has come" is correct a
none havecome" is incorrect. Historically and grammatically there is little to support this view. "None" has been use
a singular and a plural verb, according to the context and the emphasis required.