Determiners and pronouns - somebody/anything/nowhere etc.

Question 1

* somebody/someone = a person, but we don’t know who
     → people (-body or  -one)
          somebody or someone
          anybody or anyone
          nobody or no-one

 # -body and -one are the same: somebody = someone,  nobody = no-one etc

* something = a thing, but we don’t know what
     → things (-thing)
          something
          anything
          nothing

* somewhere = in/to a place, but we don’t know where
     → places (-where)
          somewhere
          anywhere
          nowhere

Answer 1

…There is somebody (or someone) at the door.
…Is there anybody (or anyone) at the door?
…There isn’t anybody (or anyone) at the door.
…There is nobody (or no-one) at the door

…Lucy said something, but I didn’t understand what she said.
…Are you doing anything at the weekend?
…I was angry, but I didn’t say anything.
…‘What did you say?’‘Nothing’

…Ruth’s parents live somewhere in the south of England.
…Did you go anywhere interesting for your holidays?
…I’m staying here. I’m not going anywhere.
…I don’t like this town. There is nowhere to go

Question 2

• something/anybody etc. + ADJECTIVE (big/cheap/interesting etc.)

Answer 2

…Did you meet anybody INTERESTING at the party?
…We always go to the same place. Let’s go somewhere DIFFERENT.
…‘What’s that letter?’ ‘It’s nothing IMPORTANT.’

Question 3

• something/anybody etc. + to

Answer 3

…I’m hungry. I want something TO eat. (= something that I can eat)
…Tony doesn’t have anybody TO talk to. (= anybody that he can talk to)
…There is nowhere TO go in this town. (= nowhere where people can go)