Unit 5: SOME and ANY and their compounds (G25-29)

1. Revision
SOME und ANY are used with uncountable things.
SOME is used
 in positive sentences: There is some chocolate in the cupboard.
 when we offer things: Would you like some tea?- Yes, please.
 in polite questions or requests (= Bitte) (we expect the answer "YES"):
Can I have some bread, please? Can someone open the door, please?
ANY is used
 in most questions: Have you got any questions?
 in negative sentences: No, I haven't got any.

 Exercise 1: Robert and his mum have just come back from a holiday. Robert
is very hungry. Some or any? Put in the right word.

Robert: Do we have _________ muesli, mum?

Mum There is ____________ muesli in the cupboard.

Robert: But there isn't ______________ milk in the fridge.

Mum Here is some money. You can go to the shop and buy ____________ milk.

Robert: Mum, there aren't ______________ bananas either (= auch nicht)!

Mum We didn't buy ____________ fruit because we were on holiday, remember! Go

and buy __________________ bananas and milk. Would you like to get
___________________ chocolate as well?

Robert: Sure, I'll get ________________. But I don't have ________ money.

Mum: Here is _____________ money. Hurry up, the shop will close soon!
2. The compounds of SOME and ANY

The same rules apply to the compounds of SOME and ANY:

"Somebody, someone, something, somewhere"

 positive sentences: There is somebody in the garden.
 when we offer things: Would you like something to drink?
 polite questions or requests (= Bitte) (we expect the answer "YES"): Would
you like to go somewhere?

"Anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere"

 most questions: Did you buy anything in London?
 negative sentences: No, I didn't buy anything. We didn't go anywhere near a
shop.

 Exercise 2: choose the correct answer

1. She said anything / something, but I didn't understand anything.

2. Has anybody / somebody found my bag? No, I'm sorry.

3. Would anybody / somebody help me, please? Yes, I can help you.

4. Have you got anything / something to drink? No, I haven't.

5. Tom, can you give me anything / something to eat, please?

6. Is there anybody / somebody in the house? No, it's deserted.

7. Do you know anything / something about Shakespeare? No, I don't.

8. What's wrong? There's anything / something in my eye.

9. Do you like anything / something to eat? Yes, please.

10. Anybody / somebody has broken the window. I don't know who.

11. He didn't say anything / something.

12. I'm looking for my umbrella. Has anybody / somebody seen it? No, I'm sorry.

13. Tell me anything / something exciting.

14. I didn't drink anything / something because I wasn't thirsty.

15. Dad, can we go anywhere / somewhere on Friday? Yes, what about going to the
zoo?
 Exercise 3: Put in a compound of some or any (somebody, someone, something,
somewhere anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere)

1. Has ________________ seen my mother? No, I'm sorry. I haven't seen

_____________________ around here.

2. Would you like to go _________________ on Saturday?

Yes, great. I would like to do ____________________ exciting. Is

___________________ else coming with us?

No, ___________________ is coming. It's just the two of us.

3. Have you got _______________ to eat? - No I haven’t. Let's go

___________________ where we can have ____________________ to eat.

4. I have to tell you ________________________. But you mustn’t tell

_________________ else about it, it’s a secret (= Geheimnis).

3. ANY and EVERY: you mustn't mix them up because they have different
meanings!

any jede(-r, -s) beliebige every jede(-r, -s) ohne Ausnahme

anyone jede beliebige Person everyone jeder (alle ohne Ausnahme)
anything alles (egal was) everything alles (ohne Ausnahme))
anywhere überall (an jedem beliebigen everywhere überall (an allen Orten)
Ort)

ANY can also be used in positive sentences:

I don’t like it here. Any other place would be better than this one. (= jeder andere Ort)

Which cake would you like to have? – I like any kind of cake. (= all kinds of cake, unlimited)

He can tell you everything about ... well, about anything!

In these sentences we use any for an unlimited number or amount.

4. NO and its compounds

Nobody was there to help = There wasn’t anybody Es war niemand da um

me. there to help me. mir zu helfen.
I had nowhere to go. = I didn’t have anywhere to Ich konnte nirgends
go. hingehen.
There was nothing I could I couldn’t do anything. Ich konnte nichts tun.
do.

 Exercise 4: Put in any / every / no or one of their compounds

1. Has _________________ seen my pen? I have been looking ________________

but I can’t find it _____________________.

2. My friend John and I went to a party last night. I didn’t know _________________
there while my friend seemed to know ___________________. Therefore he
introduced me to ____________________. The problem was that I didn’t have
________________ in common with the other guests so I didn’t know what to talk
about. It was quite boring. __________ place would have been better than that
party!

3. Have you bought _________________ I wrote down on the shopping list? -

Yes, I haven’t forgotten _________________________.
 TEST your language skills: Sarah and her new friend Rita are at the shopping
centre: put in some / any / every / no and its compounds

Test 5

Sarah: Shall we look for ___________________ to get some coffee and ________________ cake?
Rita: Alright. I'm not very hungry, but I'd love ________________ to drink. Where do you fancy going?
Sarah: _________________________ you like.
Rita: Well, how about this place?
Sarah: Oooh, there's _____________________ else here! Where is _____________________? Ah
well, it's all for us! Hi!
Waiter: Hi! What can I get you?
Sarah: I'd like a café latte, please, and have you got _____________________ cake?
Waiter: Oh yes, we do. We've got ________________ amazing chocolate cake, and _____________
carrot cake – that's my personal favourite – and there's a lemon and ginger cake ... and …
Sarah: No, no, I'll have ___________ carrot cake – I haven't had ___________ for ages, and I love it!
Waiter: A great choice. And can I get you _____________________, too?
Rita: Yes, I'd like _____________________ green tea with mango, please.
Sarah: Ooh, that sounds good!
Waiter: _____________________ else?
Rita: Do you have _____________________ cookies?
Waiter: I'm sorry, there are none left.
Rita: OK, _____________________ else then. Just the tea.
Waiter: So, one green tea with mango, one café latte and _____________________ carrot cake.
Sarah: So. How's it all going? New town, new school, new people ...
Rita: Well, I haven't really made _____________________ friends yet, apart from you, but I'm OK. I
just need _____________________ time.
Sarah: Yeah, of course.
Rita: And the teachers all seem nice. There’s _____________________ really boring or unfriendly.
Sarah: No. School's OK. The headmaster's new – Mr. Smith – I don't think _____________________
really knows him yet, but he seems fine.
Rita: Yeah, _____________________ told me he’s almost 50. Can you believe it?
Sarah: No way. He looks like _____________________ in that film about the millionaire ... ummm ...
Hey, look! That's my sister over there! Kim! Come and meet Rita!
Kim: Hi, girls. What are you up to?
Sarah: _____________________. Just chatting and having _______________ cake. Mm!! Have
_____________________, it's delicious!
Kim: It looks tasty, I might get some. Hi, I'm Kim, Sarah's sister.
Rita: Hi, I'm Rita.
Kim: Rita. Cool. Excuse me, have you got _____________________ chocolate cake at all?
Waiter: Yes, we've got three different kinds – all home-made. There's chocolate biscuit cake, white
chocolate cake and chocolate and orange cake.
Kim: _____________________ will do. Surprise me. And a glass of water, please. Thanks. So, Rita.
Where are you from? Anywhere exotic and exciting, like the places our mother visits? Singapore? ...
Rita: I'm from Cambridge. Cambridge, England.
Kim: Ah right! Cambridge! Haha, that's _____________________ Mum hasn't been! It's too near
home! Thanks.
Sarah: Ignore her, she's just jealous. Our mum travels a lot.
Kim: Huh! Me!!?? Jealous?! Who needs travel when you have cake?! So, Rita, Sarah told me you're
new, right? Welcome to our town! You'll like it here. Nice people, good cake. Now tell me
_____________________ about yourself ...
Sarah: Kim! It's not a job interview! So, anyway there's Mr Smith, and – oh – and Miss Dickens is cool,
_____________________ likes her, she teaches maths and she can tell you everything about ... well,
about _____________________! And then there's ...

Source: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/some-
any-every-and-no (slighly adapted)
Key to the exercises

 Exercise 1: Robert and his mum have just come back from a holiday. Robert
is very hungry. Some or any? Put in the right word.

Robert: Do we have ___any__ muesli, mum?

Mum There is ___some____ muesli in the cupboard.

Robert: But there isn't ___any_____ milk in the fridge.

Mum Here is some money. You can go to the shop any buy ___some_____ milk.

Robert: Mum, there aren't __any____ bananas either (= auch nicht).

Mum We didn't buy ____any_____ fruit because we were on holiday, remember?

Go and buy __some___________ bananas and milk. Would you like to get
_____some__________ chocolate as well?

Robert: Sure, I'll get _____some_______. But I don't have _any___ money.

Mum: Here is ____some_____ money. Hurry up, the shop will close soon!

 Exercise 2: choose the correct answer

1. She said anything / something, but I didn't understand anything.

2. Has anybody / somebody found my bag? No, I'm sorry.

3. Would anybody / somebody help me, please? Yes, I can help you.

4. Have you got anything / something to drink? No, I haven't.

5. Tom, can you give me anything / something to eat, please?

6. Is there anybody / somebody in the house? No, it's deserted.

7. Do you know anything / something about Shakespeare? No, I don't.

8. What's wrong? There's anything / something in my eye.

9. Do you like anything / something to eat? Yes, please.

10. Anybody / somebody has broken the window. I don't know who.

11. He didn't say anything / something.

12. I'm looking for my umbrella. Has anybody / somebody seen it? No, I'm sorry.
13. Tell me anything / something exciting.

14. I didn't drink anything / something because I wasn't thirsty.

15. Dad, can we go anywhere / somewhere on Friday? Yes, what about going to the
zoo?

 Exercise 3: Put in a compound of some or any (somebody, someone, something,

somewhere anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere)

1. Has anyone/ anybody seen my mother? No, I'm sorry. I haven't seen anyone
around here.

2. Would you like to go somewhere on Saturday?

Yes, great. I would like to do something exciting. Is anyone/ anybody else

coming with us?

No, no one / nobody is coming. It's just the two of us.

3. Have you got anything to eat? - No I haven’t. Let's go somewhere where we can
have something to eat.

4. I have to tell you something. But you mustn’t tell anyone/ anybody else about it,
it’s a secret (= Geheimnis).

 Exercise 4: Put in any / every / no or one of their compounds

4. Has anyone/ anybody seen my pen? I have been looking everywhere but I can’t
find it anywhere.

5. My friend John and I went to a party last night. I didn’t know anyone/ anybody
there while my friend seemed to know everyone / everybody Therefore he
introduced me to everyone / everybody. The problem was that I didn’t have
anything in common with the other guests so I didn’t know what to talk about. It
was quite boring. Any place would have been better than that party!

6. Have you bought everything I wrote down on the shopping list? - Yes, I
haven’t forgotten anything.
 TEST your language skills: Sarah and her new friend Rita are at the shopping
centre: put in some / any / every / no and its compounds

Sarah: Shall we look for somewhere to get some coffee and some cake?
Rita: Alright. I'm not very hungry, but I'd love something to drink. Where do you fancy going?
Sarah: Anywhere you like.
Rita: Well, how about this place?
Sarah: Oooh, there's nobody else here! Where is everyone? Ah well, it's all for us! Hi!
Waiter: Hi! What can I get you?
Sarah: I'd like a café latte, please, and have you got any cake?
Waiter: Oh yes, we do. We've got some amazing chocolate cake, and some carrot cake – that's my
personal favourite – and there's a lemon and ginger cake ... and …
Sarah: No, no, I'll have some carrot cake – I haven't had any for ages, and I love it!
Waiter: A great choice. And can I get you anything?
Rita: Yes, I'd like some green tea with mango, please.
Sarah: Ooh, that sounds good!
Waiter: Anything else?
Rita: Do you have any cookies?
Waiter: I'm sorry, there are none left.
Rita: OK, nothing else then. Just the tea.
Waiter: So, one green tea with mango, one café latte and some carrot cake.
Sarah: So. How's it all going? New town, new school, new people ...
Rita: Well, I haven't really made any friends yet, apart from you, but I'm OK. I just need some time to
adapt.
Sarah: Yeah, of course.
Rita: And the teachers all seem nice. There’s nobody / no one really boring or unfriendly.
Sarah: No. School's OK. The headmaster's new – Mr. Smith – I don't think anyone really knows him
yet, but he seems fine.
Rita: Yeah, someone told me he’s almost 50. Can you believe it?
Sarah: No way. He looks like somebody in that film about the millionaire ... ummm ... Hey, look!
That's my sister over there! Kim! Come and meet Rita!
Kim: Hi, girls. What are you up to?
Sarah: Nothing. Just chatting and having some cake. Mm!! Have some, it's delicious!
Kim: It looks tasty, I might get some. Hi, I'm Kim, Sarah's sister.
Rita: Hi, I'm Rita.
Kim: Rita. Cool. Excuse me, have you got any chocolate cake at all?
Waiter: Yes, we've got three different kinds – all home-made. There's chocolate biscuit cake, white
chocolate cake and chocolate and orange cake.
Kim: Any will do. Surprise me. And a glass of water, please. Thanks. So, Rita. Where are you from?
Anywhere exotic and exciting, like the places our mother visits? Singapore? ...
Rita: I'm from Cambridge. Cambridge, England.
Kim: Ah right! Cambridge! Haha, that's somewhere Mum hasn't been! It's too near home! Thanks.
Sarah: Ignore her, she's just jealous. Our mum travels a lot.
Kim: Huh! Me!!?? Jealous?! Who needs travel when you have cake?! So, Rita, Sarah told me you're
new, right? Welcome to our town! You'll like it here. Nice people, good cake. Now tell me something
about yourself ...
Sarah: Kim! It's not a job interview! So, anyway there's Mr Smith, and – oh – and Miss Dickens is cool,
everyone likes her, she teaches maths and she can tell you everything about ... well, about anything!
And then there's ...

Source: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-
videos/some-any-every-and-no (slighly adapted)