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be (
am /
is /
are etc.) +
adjective:
• The weather
is nice today.
• These
flowers are very
beautiful.
•
Are you
cold?
• I
’m hungry.
• Please
be quiet. I'm reading.
look /
feel /
smell /
taste /
sound +
adjective:
• “You
look tired.” “Yes, I
feel tired.”
• George told me about his new job. It
sounds very
interesting.
• Don't cook that meet. It doesn't
smell good.
• I like Italian food. It
tastes good.
Compare:
He
is
feels
looks
tired
They
are
look
sound
American
It
is
smells
tastes
good
Some, any, no.
positive
some
somebody / someone
something
somewhere
•
I went to buy some clothes.
•
Somebody is in the room.
• I’m hungry. I want
something to eat.
• We always go to the cinema. Let’s go
somewhere different.
negative and
interrogative
any
anybody / anyone
anything
anywhere
• I don’t want to buy
any hats.
•
Do you meet anybody on your way home?
• She hasn’t
anything to talk about.
• Do they live
anywhere near the city centre?
no
nobody / no-one
nothing
nowhere
• We have got
no coffee.
• We met
nobody in the street.
• “Who do you meet?” “
No-one”.
• She has
nothing to talk about.
• The book was
nowhere to be found.
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but we use
some (
not any) when we offer things (
would you like ...?)
or when we ask for things (
Can I have ...?):
• Would you like
some coffee?
• Can you
lend me some money?
not + any = no / none
• There are
n’t any cars in the car park.
• There are
no cars in the car park.
• “How many cars are there in the car park?” “
None.”
EXERCISES
3.4. Write the sentences in the interrogative form and give the negative
answers.
1. There are some magazines on the table.
“Are there any
magazines on the table?” “No, there are no magazines on
the table.”
2. There are some men in the hall. .................................................
3. There were some papers on this table. .......................................
4. There are some passengers in the compartment. .........................
5. There were some old music instruments in the museum. ...........
6. The investigator found something in the car. .............................
7. I saw somebody in the smoking compartment. ...........................
3.5. Put in
some / any / no / somebody / nobody / anybody
etc.
1. There are ........................ fingerprints on the bottle.
2. There are not ............................. footprints on the floor.
3. Do you know ....................... about the Constitution of the USA?
4. “Do you need ............ money?” “No, thank you. I have ...........”
5. There aren’t .................................... pictures on the wall.
6. The weather was cold but there was ................... wind.
7. Can you lend me ................................. money?
8. That house is empty. ................................... lives there.
9. “Would you like .......... to drink?” “Yes, please – a cup of tea.”
10. There’s not ….. trace of crime. We haven’t got ...................... .
11. I’m looking for my English book. I can’t find them ................... .
12. I don’t like cold weather. I want to live ............................ warm.
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13. “Did ................ see the accident?” “No, ……................. .”
14. “What’s in that cupboard?” “................................. . It’s empty.”
15. We don’t go out very much because there’s ...................... to go.
16. Did you go ............................ interesting for your holidays?
17. “Is there …………... in the garden?” “………................... .”
18. They live .................................. in the south of the city.
19. “Who did you speak to?” “ ............................................... .”
20. I didn’t know about the meeting. …................. told me.
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