1. 句式問(wèn)題
A) 含any-的一般用于疑問(wèn)句、否定句或條件句中,但表示“無(wú)論何事”時(shí),可用于肯定句。如:
Do you have anything to say?你有什么話要說(shuō)嗎?
I didn’t meet anybody new at the party.在那次聚會(huì)上我沒(méi)有碰到任何生人。
John can do it, if anyone can.如果有人能做此事,那就是約翰了。
He will do anything for a quiet life.只要能過(guò)上安寧的日子他什么都愿意做。
B) 含some-的一般用于肯定句,也用于表示請(qǐng)求邀請(qǐng)的疑問(wèn)句或預(yù)計(jì)是肯定回答的疑問(wèn)句。如:
I have something to ask you.我有事情要問(wèn)你。
Are you expecting someone this afternoon?今天下午你是不是等什么人?
C) 含every-的可用于肯定句、疑問(wèn)句、否定句(from www.yygrammar)。
He lost everything that was dear to him.他所珍貴的一切都損失了。
Is everybody here?到齊了嗎?(比較:Is anybody here? 這里有人嗎?)
2. 否定問(wèn)題
含no-的是完全否定,not與含any-的也構(gòu)成完全否定,但沒(méi)有any-…not的說(shuō)法;not與由含every-的是部分否定。如:
She doesn’t know anyone here. She has got no one to talk to.她在這里一個(gè)人也不認(rèn)識(shí);她沒(méi)有人談話。
I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with everything.我同意你說(shuō)的大部分內(nèi)容我并非同意你講的一切。
Everyone cannot do it.=Not everyone can do it.并不是每個(gè)人都能做這個(gè)。
3. 代詞問(wèn)題
含-thing的,用it代替;含-body, -one的,一般用they代替,在正式文體中可用he。如:
Anything could happen, isn’t it?什么事都可能發(fā)生,對(duì)不對(duì)(from www.yygrammar)?
If anyone finds my pen, I hope they/he will tell me.如果有人見(jiàn)到我的鋼筆,我希望他們/他能告訴我。
4. 主謂一致
復(fù)合不定代詞作主語(yǔ),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)。如:
Something is wrong with me computer.我的是腦有點(diǎn)問(wèn)題了。
5. 定語(yǔ)后置
修飾復(fù)合不定代詞的形容詞要位于后面。如:
I have something important to tell you.我有件重要的事要告訴你。