VWO 4 Of Course unit 5 lesson 5 (1)

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Indefinite pronouns

Grammar: indefinite pronouns

Quick overview

• some, any
• both, either, (or)  neither (nor), each, every, no, none 

Indefinite pronouns

algemene regel:

- some: bij bevestigende zinnen en vragen waar je 'ja' op verwacht 

- any: bij ontkennende en vragende zinnen 

I am going to buy some apples. 

Could I have some milk? 

There aren't any people inside. 

Do they have any bananas at the store? 

Indefinite pronouns

The same rules apply to combinations with 'some' and 'any'

- somewhere 

- someone / somebody

- something

- anywhere

- anyone / anybody

- anything 

Indefinite pronouns 

Andere betekenissen: 

• some: een of andere 
  She was talking to some guy over there.
• any: elke (wie / wat / welke dan ook) 
  I don't care, you can buy me any book. 
• hardly anything / anyone / anywhere = bijna niets / niemand / nergens
  I can see hardly anything, it's so dark in here! 

Indefinite pronouns 

• both: iets geldt voor allebei
  They both want a new bike.
• either: de een en/of de ander, één van de twee
  You cannot have both, you have to choose either. 
• either ... or: of ... of
  You can have either this one or that one. 

Indefinite pronouns 

• neither: geen van beide
  I don't like these, I want neither.
• neither ... nor: noch ... noch
  I want neither this one nor that one. 
• each: elk(e) --> in het geval van individuele personen
  Each student had to come talk to the teacher seperately. 
• every: elk(e) --> in het geval van een groep
  Every student was asked to come talk to the teacher. 

Indefinite pronouns 

• no / none: geen ('no' komt voor zelfst. nw. / 'none' wordt los gebruikt of gevolgd door 'of')
  There was no time to talk to them.
  None of them knew the answer.
  We wanted more time, but there was none. 

Indefinite pronouns

Any questions at this point?

• Do the assignment from your Student's book (7, p. 206) to practise the indefinite pronouns. 
  
• Check your work when you're done
• If you come across any difficulties, let me know! 

What to do? 

• Start on week task  

To do: exercise 1-12 + Test Yourself

Study: study box lesson 5.1 to 5.3 En-Du + Du-En

Today...

...we've started on lesson 5

...we've discussed the indefinite pronouns

Next class...

... we will look at the expressions 

Have a nice weekend!