复合不定代词的用法

复合不定代词的用法

一、构成：

1.指物：something anything everything nothing

2.指人：somebody anybody everybody nobody

someone anyone everyone no one

二、用法：

1.复合不定代词在句中充当主语、宾语、表语；做主语时，谓语动词用单数。

Everything begins to grow when spring comes.

Everybody is here except Tom.

2.形容词修饰不定代词要后置。

There is nothing wrong with my car.

The government is doing something useful to protect the environment.

Is there anyone else in the room?

3 .something, somebody, someone通常用于肯定句;anything, anyone, anybody通常用于否定句﹑一般疑问句或条件状语从句中。

He found something strange but interesting.

Do you have anything to say ？

I didn’t meet anybody on the island.

I met nobody on the island.

Please tell him I am not here if anyone asks where I am.

4. 在疑问句中，表示邀请、请求、建议，希望得到对方肯定回答时，用something, somebody, someone。

Would you like something to drink/eat?

5.肯定句中，anything 在表示“任何事（物）”，

anyone，anybody表示“无论谁，任何人”。

Anything is OK.

Anybody knows the answer.

I would like to do anything for you.

6.复合不定代词的否定

1、“not every-”表示的是部分否定，意为“并非都，不都”。例如：

Not everything will go well. 并非一切都会那么顺利。

The teacher didn’t call everyone’s name. 老师并没有点所有人的名。

2、“not any-”和no-均表示全否定。例如：

He listened, but heard nothing.他听了听，但什么也没听到。

= He listened, but didn’t h ear anything.

You haven’t called anyone/anybody up, have you? 你没给谁打过电话，是吗？

= You have called no one/nobody up, have you?