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The sentence

With these compound nouns


become the sentence negative.
Using these compound nouns you
express more emphatically
what you want to say, maybe in
a defensive way.
e.g.: I knew nothing about your
present.

The sentence
The sentence These compound nouns are in
These compound nouns are questions and negative sentences
in affirmative sentences. or in sentences with one of these
e.g.: I know something about words: without, neither, none, no,
my birthday present. nor, only, difficult, hard, never,
seldom, rarely, hardly, to deny, to
refuse, to doubt …
There isn’t any difference between Using not … any+… we don’t
using someone – somebody, anyone – emphasize. It is a neutral sentence.
anybody or no one – nobody. e.g.: I don’t know anything about the
excursion.
Task 1 Fill in the sentences with the correct Task 2 Fill in the sentences with the correct
compound nouns from above. You have to use compound nouns from above. You have to use
different ones in each sentence. You have to use different ones in each sentence. You have to use
all the 15 compound nouns. all the 15 compound nouns.
1) Have you seen my glasses ________________ in the
house? 1) ____________ should be punished for being creative.
2) ________________ broke into their house because 2) I can’t find my trousers ____________.
they have a modern alarm system. 3) ____________ he managed to find out my password.
3) Can ________________ tell me the time? 4) This is such a difficult question that ____________ can
4) ________________ I forgot to call my mum after the answer it.
operation. 5) She can go ____________ unless I let her.
5) _______________ can fix my watch. I am really sad. 6) ____________ must be done. This elevator is out of
6) The teacher could ________________ make out Dave’s order.
handwriting. He writes terribly. 7) James has never seen ____________ wearing a pink hat
7) ________________ eats my sandwiches at my with yellow feathers on it.
workplace. 8) This is such a difficult question that only
8) I saw it ______________ in the bedroom yesterday. ____________ can answer it.
9) ________________ interesting has happened since his 9) Should Laura get on a diet ____________?
accident. 10) Do you know ____________ about Margaret?
10) ________________ saw my sister near the disco. 11) It was such an easy question that ____________ could
11) Sheila can hide my presents ________________ answer it.
because I always find them. 12) Travis heard ____________ from his son. He must be
12) She can’t explain me the usage of my camera ____________ abroad.
________________. 13) ____________ tried to steal my wallet on the bus.
13) ________________ is missing from my bag. 14) Greg could ____________ mend the television. He had
14) Have you asked ________________ about your diet? to buy a new one.
15) Did you find ________________ in the box?
Task 1
1) Have you seen my glasses anywhere in the house?
2) No one / Nobody broke into their house because they have a modern alarm system.
3) Can anybody / anyone tell me the time?
4) Somehow I forgot to call my mum after the operation.
5) Nobody / No one can fix my watch. I am really sad.
6) The teacher could nohow make out Dave’s handwriting. He writes terribly.
7) Somebody / Someone eats my sandwiches at my workplace.
8) I saw it somewhere in the bedroom yesterday.
9) Nothing interesting has happened since his accident.
10) Someone / Somebody saw my sister near the disco.
11) Sheila can hide my presents nowhere because I always find them.
12) She can’t explain me the usage of my camera anyhow.
13) Something is missing from my bag.
14) Have you asked anyone / anybody about your diet?
15) Did you find anything in the box?

Task 2
1) No one / Nobody should be punished for being creative.
2) I can’t find my trousers anywhere.
3) Somehow he managed to find out my password.
4) This is such a difficult question that nobody / no one can answer it.
5) She can go nowhere unless I let her.
6) Something must be done. This elevator is out of order.
7) James has never seen anybody / anyone wearing a pink hat with yellow feathers on it.
8) This is such a difficult question that only someone / somebody can answer it.
9) Should Laura get on a diet anyhow?
10) Do you know anything about Margaret?
11) It was such an easy question that anyone / anybody could answer it.
12) Travis heard nothing from his son. He must be somewhere abroad.
13) Somebody / Someone tried to steal my wallet on the bus.
14) Greg could nohow mend the television. He had to buy a new one.

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