ndefinite pronoun (kata ganti tak tentu) berfungsi mengganti hal-hal yang spesifik menjadi konsep-konsep yang umum dan tidak spesifik. Contoh:
- I want to live abroad in Italy.
- I want to live abroad somewhere.
Some/any
Some dan any bisa dikombinasikan dengan “-thing” untuk menunjukkan objek yang tidak ditentukan. Contoh:
- There’s something outside the door.
- There isn’t anything in the box.
- If you have a problem, someone/somebody will help you.
- Do you know anyone/anybody who can help?
- I need something from the supermarket.
- I don’t need anything from the supermarket.
- Do you need anything from the supermarket?
No bisa dikombinasikan dengan berbagai kata benda yang artinya ketiadaan sesuatu. Contoh:
- “Did you find your wallet? No, there’s nothing here.”
- “Did anything happen?” “No, nothing happened.”
- This job is going nowhere. (maksud: Tidak menjadi lebih baik.)
- Nowhere is as good as here. (maksud: Aku suka disini yang paling baik.)
- Is anybody here? No, there’s nobody here.
- I waited for an hour but nobody came.
- I didn’t tell anyone what happened.
- I told nobody what happened.
Every bisa digunakan untuk menunjukkan sekelompok atau jumlah total sesuatu. Contoh:
- Everything in this house is simple and useful.
- Jane was sick last night, but everything is OK now.
- Everyone was at Michael’s birthday party last night.
- Baseball caps come from America, but people wear them everywhere.
Rujukan:
http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit42_grammar.htm



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