Unit 7.1
Indefinite Pronouns: Something and Nothing
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Introduction
Ein Indefinite Pronoun bezieht sich nicht auf eine bestimmte Person, Sache oder Betrag. Meistens sind unbestimmte Pronomen singulär oder plural, während einige von ihnen jedoch Singular und Plural sein können.
Something: Ein Objekt, das nicht spezifiziert wird, nicht bekannt oder angegeben ist.
Nothing: Kein Objekt.
EXTRA: Indefinite Pronoun = Indefinitpronomen.
Form
Verb/auxiliary verb + something + …
Something + verb/auxiliary verb + …We use Nothing like a subject of a sentence or question. We cannot use Nothing with negative sentences because Nothing already has a negative meaning. The structure is as follows:
Verb/auxiliary verb + nothing + …
Nothing + verb + …
Example
Something
- I need something to clean the microwave.
- Something smells terrible in the kitchen.
Nothing
- There is nothing in the dishwasher.
- Right now, nothing is in a good state.
Use
Something bedeutet eine Sache, die nicht spezifiziert ist. Es wird in positiven Sätzen verwendet.
Nothing bedeutet kein einziges Objekt. Wir verwenden „nothing“ wie einen Subjekt eines Satzes oder einer Frage. Wir können nicht Nothing mit negativen Sätzen verwenden, denn Nothing hat schon eine negative Bedeutung.
Summary
An Indefinite Pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. Indefinite Pronoun Something is used to describe an indefinite quantity and Nothing is used to describe no single object.
- The structure for Something is as follows: Positive clause + something (e.g. There is something in the fridge.);
- The structure for Nothing is as follows: Nothing + verb + complementary (e.g. There is nothing in the fridge.).
For example:
— „There is something in the fridge.“ = Something is used to describe a singular noun.
— „There is nothing in the fridge.“ = Nothing is used to indicate the absence of an object.
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