7 / Determiners I Pronouns
In Other Words
Tom, Steve and Paul don't like tennis. None of them like/likes tennis. Ann is a typist. Mary is a typist, too. Both Ann and Mary are typists. Sally, Sue and Pam enjoy swimming. All three of them enjoy swimming.
There isn't anything in the garden.
There is nothing in the garden.
No one will make me stay.
There isn't anyone that/who will make me stay.
Lynn doesn't like yogurt. Fiona doesn't like
yogurt either. Neither of them likes yogurt.
Neither Lynn nor Fiona likes yogurt.
Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.
1 No one knows the answer to my question.
anyone    There ...ien't anyone who knows... the answer to my question.
2 There isn't anything I can do to help.
is There .................................................................................................................do to help.
3 Bob lives in Rome. John lives in Rome, too.
live Both ......................................................................................................................in Rome.
4 Pete, Robert and Bill cook delicious meals.
them       All..............................................................................................................delicious meals.
5 Mr Green can't drive. Mr Smythe can't drive either.
can Neither Mr Green .......................................................................................................drive.
6 The boys all dislike brussel sprouts.
likes       None.........................................................................................................brussel sprouts.
7 These computers are not difficult to operate.
of None.....................................................................................................difficult to operate.
8 There wasn't anything he could do to avoid crashing.
nothing   There .....................................................................................................to avoid crashing.
9 Five is an odd number. Seven is an odd number, too.
are Both .............................................................................................................odd numbers.
10 No one in the jury believed the witness.
anyone    There ..................................................................................jury that believed the witness.
Oral Development 15
Use both, all, neither and none to compare the three women, eg. All three of them look happy.
25, single, two brothers, no sisters,  25, single, no brothers, no sisters, 33, single, two brothers, no sisters, likes cinema, didn't go to university,  likes cinema, went to university, is    likes cinema, went to university, works in a company self-employed works in a company
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