不定代词的用法(The use of indefinite pronouns)
不定代词的用法(The use of indefinite pronouns)
The use of indefinite pronouns
An indefinite pronoun of
The English indefinite pronouns all, each, both, either, neither, one, none, little, few, many, much, other, another, some, any, no, few (a), (a) little, both, enough, every, and by some, any, no synthesis and composed of every (somebody, anyone, nothing etc.). In these indefinite pronouns, most of them can serve as subject, object, predicative and attributive but pronouns none and by some, any, no and every constitute the only synthetic pronoun as subject, object or predicative, not as attribute, while no and every are used as attributive.
Two, refers to the three and the indefinite pronoun
Some indefinite pronouns used to refer to both (such as both, either, neither), some indefinite pronouns used to refer to the three (such as all, any, none, every), pay attention not to confuse:
Both, of, my, parents, are, doctors., my parents are both doctors.
All, of, the, students, are, interested, in, it., all students are interested in this.
There are, trees,, on, any, side, the, of, square., every side of the square tree.
He has, two, sons, neither, of, whom, is, rich.,, he has no sons, neither rich.
He has, three, sons, none, of, whom, is, rich.,, he has no sons, neither rich.
[description] each can be used for both or three or more, while every is only for three or more than three, so for both, use only each, not every. There, are, on, every, side, of, the, road., trees
Three, the use of compound indefinite pronoun
Compound indefinite pronouns include something, somebody, someone, anything, anybody, anyone, nothing, nobody, no, one, everybody, everything, everyone, and so on. They are used as the subject, object or predicative, but cannot be used as attributive. The difference between something, someone, and anything and anyone is the same as that of some and any. The former is generally used in affirmative sentences, and the latter is generally used for negative, interrogative, or conditionals (see any & some). Specific use should pay attention to the following points:
1. when compound indefinite pronouns are modified by attributes, the attributive should be placed behind them:
There, is, nothing, wrong, with, the, radio., this radio doesn't work.
Have, you, seen, anyone, [anybody], famous? Have you met any
famous people?
2. refers to the complex indefinite pronoun, if used as the subject, its predicate verb is generally singular, the corresponding personal pronoun and possessive pronoun, also use singular He, him, his (not necessarily male). But in informal style, plural pronouns they, them, their are often used:
Everyone, knows, this, doesn, t, he, [don, t, they]. Everybody knows that, doesn't it?
If, anybody, [anyone], comes, ask, him, [them], to, wait., if someone comes, let him wait.
3. refers to the compound indefinite of the thing, if the pronoun is used as the subject, the predicate verb can only use the singular number, the corresponding personal pronoun can only use it, but not they:
Everything, is, ready, isn, t, it? Everything's ready, isn't it?
4., anyone, everyone, etc. can only refer to people, can not refer to things, and then generally do not receive of phrase. If you are referring to an object or following a of phrase, you can use any one, every one (separate write):
Any, one, of, the, boys (Books), any of the children (Books)
Every, one, of, the, students (schools), every student (a
school)
Four. Is it any not or not any?
According to the English habit, any and compound indefinite pronouns containing any are used to negate the sentence,
It can only appear after the negative words, not before the negative words:
Error: Any, one, doesn, t, know,, how, to, do, it.
Exactly: No, one, knows, how, to, do, it.. Nobody knows how to do it.
Error: Anybody, [Anyone], cannot, do, it.
Nobody, [No, one], can, do, it., nobody can do it.
Error: Anything, cannot, prevent, me, from, going.
Exactly: Nothing, can, prevent, me, from, going., nothing can stop me.
Five, indefinite pronoun and partial negation
Indefinite pronouns such as all, both, every, etc. are used in conjunction with not; partial negation is used; if complete negation is expressed, then none, neither, no, one, etc. should be used. Compare:
All, of, the, students, like, the, novel., all these students like the novel.
Not all, of, the, students, like, the, novel., not all of these students like the novel.
All of, the, students, don, novel., t, like, the, and not all of the students like the novel.
None, of, the, students, like, the, novel., none of these students like the novel.
Six, all, both, each used appositively
If used as a subject, a subject can be a noun or pronoun; if used for other components such as the object, is an object component must be personal pronouns, and cannot be a noun:
We, have, all, read, it., we've all read him. (the subject of the all modifier is a pronoun)
The, villages, have, all, been, destroyed. villages were destroyed. (the subject of the all modifier is noun)
They, told, US, all, to, wait, there., he told us all to wait there. (the object of the all modifier is a pronoun)
But not to say: They, told, the, men, all, to, wait, there., all (the object of the modifier is a noun, not a pronoun)
Seven, the difference between so little and such little
With so, little, or such, little depends on the meaning of little: if the quantity is "less", use "so little"; if the volume of the shape is "small", then use "such little":
He has so little time for reading., he reads very little time.
I, VE,, never, seen, such, little, boxes., I have never seen such a small box.
Eight, some and any usage difference
In general, some is used in affirmative sentences, and any is used in negative and interrogative sentences. However, in sentences expressing requests, invitations, or comments, some is usually used instead of any:
Would, you, like, some, cake? Have some cake?
Why, not, buy, some, bread? Why don't you buy some bread?
Shall, I, get, some, chalk, for, you? Shall I get you some chalk?
[note] any is sometimes used in affirmative sentences, which means "any"":
Any, colour, will, do., any color will do.
Come, any, day, you, like. can come any day.
Nine, many and much usage difference
Both represent "many", but "many" modifies or replaces a countable noun (plural), relative to "few" (minority); and "much" is used to modify or substitute an uncountable noun (singular), relative to "little" (a small amount). In spoken language, both are used mainly in non affirmative sentences:
Did, you, see, many, people, there? Did you see a lot of people there?
We, don, t, have, much, time., we don't have much time.
In affirmative sentences, generally use a, lot, of, lots, of, plenty, of and other generations. But in formal style, sometimes used in affirmative sentences; in addition, if used as subject or subject attributes, or before it has how, too, as, so, a, good, a, great and other modifications, can also be used in the affirmative sentence:
Many, of, US, left, early., many of us left early.
Much, work, has, been, done., many jobs have been done.
You, VE, given, me, too, much., you've given me too much.
Take as many (much) as you want., how much do you want?.
I asked, her, a, great, many, questions., I asked her a lot of questions.
Ten, few, a, few and little, a, little usage difference
1. few and a few followed by the plural form of countable nouns. Few means that the quantity is very little or almost no, and emphasizes "less", which contains negative meaning; "a few" means the quantity is small, but after all, it emphasizes "yes" and contains positive meaning:
It, is, very, difficult, and, few, people, understand, it., it's difficult, few people can understand.
It is, very, difficult, but, a, few, people, it., understand, he is difficult, but some people understand.
2. little and a little followed by uncountable nouns, and the difference is similar to the difference between few and a few:
Unfortunately, I, had, little, money, on, me.. Unfortunately, I don't have any money on me.
Fortunately, I, had, a, little, money, on, me., luckily I have a little money with me.