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Indefinites  

Indefinites are words that refer to non-specific people or things.

                    someone, somebody - alguien
                    Somebody needs to help her.

                    something - algo
                    Please give me something to write with.

                    somewhere - algún lugar
                    My pen is somewhere in my desk but I can't find it.

 

Indefinite words with -every refer to all people, things, or places.
 
                    everyone, everybody - toda la gente
                    Everybody likes chocolate.

                    everything - todas las cosas
                    My teenage son eats everything.

                    everywhere - todos los lugares
                    Reporters have to travel everywhere.

 

The following indefinite words are negative.
 
                    no one, nobody - nadie
                    Nobody is home right now.

                     nothing - nada
                    There is nothing in that bag.

                    nowhere - ningún lugar
                    There's nowhere to eat Mexican food in this town.

 

The following indefinites are used with questions and negative sentences. 

anyone, anybody - alguien (en una pregunta), nadie (en una oración negativa)
Can anyone help me?
Don't tell anyone the secret.

anything - algo (en una pregunta), nada (en una oración negativa)
Do you want anything to eat?
I don't eat anything for breakfast.

anywhere - algún lugar (en una pregunta), ningún lugar (en una oración negativa)
Are you going anywhere on Saturday?
I'm not going anywhere on Saturday.

 

In questions you can use an infinite word with some- or one with any-  
but it is more common to use any-.
 

Do you have something? = ¿Tienes algo?
Do you have anything? = ¿Tienes algo?

 

In English you can't have two negatives in a sentence (called a double-negative).
You can use one of the negative indefinite words (no one, nobody, nothing, nowhere)
OR a negative verb with any- (anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere).  It is not 
considered grammatically correct to use both a negative indefinite with a negative verb
(although you hear it in some dialects of English). 

I have nothing. = No tengo nada.
I don't have anything. = No tengo nada.

I don't have nothing.  Not grammatically correct. 

 

Practice
Select the correct indefinite word (in some there is more than one correct answer).
 

1.  There isn't in the bag.  It's empty.  
    
2.  I don't know about that problem.  
    
3.  Do you know who lives in Texas?  
    
4.  I'm not going on vacation because I don't have any money.  
I'm going to stay at home this year.  
5.  I know who speaks French.  She's from Paris.  
    
6.  She's sad because remembered her birthday.  
    
7.  I'm going to buy at the store but I don't know what.  
    
8.  I want to go beautiful on vacation.  Maybe I'll go to Puerto Rico.
    
9.  Where's my pen?  It's in the house because I already looked there. 
    
10. There's in the restaurant.  All of the people left.  
     
11. I hope that can help me.  
     
12. Where is he?  He's in the building.  Maybe he's outside. 
     
13. I need to buy for my husband's birthday next week.  
     
14. Do you know at this party?  I don't know anybody here. 
     
15. There's in the box.  I can see it.  
     

 

Instructions
Find the mistake (error) in the following sentences.  Write the sentence correctly.

example
He are a student. 

1. I don't have nothing.  
    

2. Do you have anithing?  
    

3. Everbody likes chocolate.  
    

4. Somebody need a book.  
    

5. Don't tell nobody the secret.  
    

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