ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

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Now i am going to provide you with some information about the use of compound words like

Something, Anything – Somewhere, Anywhere, etc.

Positive statements:

“Someone is sleeping in my bed.”

“He saw something in the garden.”

“I left my glasses somewhere in the house.”

Questions:

“Are you looking for someone?” (= I’m sure you are)

“Have you lost something?” (= I’m sure you have)

“Is there anything to eat?” (a real question)

“Did you go anywhere last night?”

Negative statements:

“She didn’t go anywhere last night.”

“He doesn’t know anybody here.”

There is a difference in emphasis between nothing, nobody etc. and not … anything, not … anybody:

“I don’t know anything about it.” (= neutral, no emphasis)

“I know nothing about it.” (= more emphatic, maybe defensive)

“ Is there anybody who speaks English here?”

“There is nobody in the house at the moment.”

“Does anybody have the time?”

“When I arrived there was nobody to meet me.”

ANY can also be used in positive statements to mean ‘no matter which’, ‘no matter who’, ‘no matter what’:

“You can borrow any of my books.”

“They can choose anything from the menu.”

“You may invite anybody to dinner, I don’t mind who comes.”

EXERCISES

Put in something, someone, somewhere or anything, anyone, anywhere into the gaps.

Example: I need _________ to drink.

Answer: I need something to drink

1) I’ve got _________in my eye.

2) There is__________ at the door.

3) We haven’t heard__________ about Peter. Is he ill?

4) Do you live__________ near Mandy?

5) __________wants to see you.

6) Has __________seen my bag?

7) My teacher asked me__________ .

8) Can I have __________to drink?

9) Don’t worry. __________can tell you where the post-office in this town is.

10) I don’t know__________ about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 PHRASAL VERBS

HERE YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHRASAL VERBS AND SOME EXAMPLES ON HOW TO USE THEM

A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition or adverb that modifies or changes the meaning; ‘give up’ is a phrasal verb that means ‘stop doing’ something, which is very different from ‘give’. The word or words that modify a verb in this manner can also go under the name particle.

Phrasal verbs can be divided into groups:

Intransitive verbs
These don’t take an object
They had an argument, but they’ve made up now.

Inseparable verbs
The object must come after the particle.
They are looking after their grandchildren.

Separable verbs
With some separable verbs, the object must come between the verb and the particle:
The quality of their work sets them apart from their rivals.

 

With some separable verbs, the object can before or after the particle, though when a pronoun is used it comes before the particle:
Turn the TV off.
Turn off the TV.
Turn it off.