Pronouns ending in -thing<\/strong>\u00a0refer to things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Anybody<\/strong> and anyone<\/strong> mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably. However, anyone<\/strong> is more commonly used in formal situations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Similarly, pronouns ending in -body<\/strong> have the same meaning as their -one<\/strong>\u00a0counterparts:<\/p>\n It is important to note that no one<\/strong> can be written in two ways:<\/p>\n Somebody<\/strong> means someone (somebody, someone, to someone)<\/strong>. Some questions contain negation<\/strong> because the speaker expects a specific answer. These questions usually start with a contracted form of not (isn\u2019t, didn\u2019t, haven\u2019t, etc.)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Even though these questions include not<\/strong>, we can still use somebody<\/strong>, because we expect a yes<\/strong> answer.<\/p>\n Nobody<\/strong> means no one (nobody, to nobody, no one, to no one)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Since nobody<\/strong> already has a negative meaning<\/strong>, we do not<\/strong> add extra negation in the sentence. This is different from some languages, where double negatives are used.<\/p>\n We do not<\/strong> use nobody<\/strong> with other negative words like rarely<\/strong> or hardly<\/strong>. Instead, we use anybody<\/strong> in such cases.<\/p>\n Anybody<\/strong> means anyone, someone, or no one (depending on the sentence context)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We use anybody<\/strong> in questions<\/strong> and negative sentences<\/strong>. We can also use anybody<\/strong> in affirmative sentences that have a negative meaning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Anybody<\/strong> is often used after if.<\/strong><\/p>\n We do not<\/strong> use not anybody<\/strong> as the subject of a sentence. Instead, we use nobody.<\/strong><\/p>\n These pronouns are third-person singular<\/strong>, so they take a singular verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, when referring back to these pronouns, we often use they\/them\/their<\/strong> instead of he\/she<\/strong> because we usually do not know the person\u2019s gender.<\/p>\n To show possession, we use the possessive form (-\u2019s).<\/strong><\/p>\nAnybody vs Anyone<\/h2>\n
\nSOMEBODY<\/h2>\n
\nWe use somebody<\/strong> in affirmative sentences<\/strong> and in questions where we offer something or ask for something<\/strong>. We can also use somebody<\/strong> in questions when we expect a positive answer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nSomeone<\/strong> left a message for you.<\/div>\n
\nCan someone<\/strong> help me with this box?<\/div>\n
\nSomeone<\/strong> told me the news yesterday.<\/div>\nQuestions with Negation<\/h3>\n
\nDidn\u2019t you hear someone<\/strong> calling?<\/div>\n
\nHasn\u2019t someone<\/strong> taken care of this already?<\/div>\n
\nNOBODY<\/h2>\n
\nNo one<\/strong> knows the answer.<\/div>\n
\nAdding \u201cdoesn\u2019t\u201d makes the sentence unclear.<\/div>\nNobody and Negative Words (rarely, hardly, etc.)<\/h3>\n
\nANYBODY<\/h2>\n
\nDid someone<\/strong> call while I was out?<\/div>\n
\nShe doesn\u2019t know anyone<\/strong> in this city.<\/div>\n
\nThere was hardly anyone<\/strong> at the event.<\/div>\nAnybody after \u201cif\u201d<\/h3>\n
\nIf anyone<\/strong> needs help, let me know.<\/div>\n
\nIf someone<\/strong> has a question, raise your hand.<\/div>\nAnybody vs Nobody in Negative Sentences<\/h3>\n
Anybody meaning \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter who\u201d \/ \u201canyone\u201d<\/h3>\n
\nAnyone<\/strong> can join the club.<\/div>\n
\nThis place is open to everyone<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
\nSomebody, Nobody, and Anybody in a Sentence<\/h2>\n
\nSomeone<\/strong> has<\/strong> to do it.<\/div>\n
\nNo<\/strong> one<\/strong> is<\/strong> coming.<\/div>\n
\nNo one<\/strong> forgot his\/her<\/strong> phone.<\/div>\n
\nSomeone<\/strong> left his\/her<\/strong> umbrella here.<\/div>\n
\nPossession with Somebody, Nobody, and Anybody<\/h2>\n
\nThat is someone\u2019s bag.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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