Lesson 5.4 Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome everyone!

Today's Programme 

• Grammar: indefinite pronouns 

After today's class you will know the indefinite pronouns and when to use them.

Indefinite pronoun (onbepaald voornaamwoord)

• Some - any
•  both
• either - neither
• each
• every
• no
• none

Some

Affirmative sentences

There were some people I knew.

We went somewhere in Barcelona.

Someone had lost some money.

Questions in which sth is offered or requested

Can you send me some pictures of your family, please?

• some = random, 'undefined'

Dad gave me some CD with Irish folk music.

Some

Any

Affirmative sentences

There were some people I knew.

We went somewhere in Barcelona.

Someone had lost some money.

• Questions in which sth is offered or requested. antwoord ja is 

Can you send me some pictures of your family, please?

• some = random, 'undefined'

Dad gave me some CD with Irish folk music.

Questions and Negative sentences.

Was there any money left?

I haven't paid anything for that.

• any = elke (wie/welke/wat dan ook  

Ask any doctor.

You can stay with us any weekend. 

• bijna + niets/iemand/nergens = hardly anything/ anyone/anywhere  

Hardly anyone failed the exam.

Both

• gebruik je om te benadrukken dat het voor elk van twee geldt.  

Both schools are in my neighbourhood.

• both ... and ... = zowel ... als ... 

Both Islam and Hinduism are world religions.

Either

Neither

• de een en/of de andere / een van die twee 

I could choose either of those two books. 

• either ... or ... = óf ... óf ... 

We have to choose either German or French. 

• geen van beide(n)

I called Rob and Bo, but neither wanted to come.

• neither ... nor ... = noch ... noch ...

I like neither blues nor jazz.

Each / every

• Each legt de nadruk op elke persoon of elk ding afzonderlijk 

Each patient went to see the doctor in turn. 

• Every gebruik je als je denkt aan mensen of dingen tezamen, in een groep. 

The doctor gave every patient the same medicine.

• Let op! each other = elkaar           each = per stuk 

We see each other every day.

Those plants are 10 euros each.

No & none

• betekent allebei geen
• NO is used before a NOUN

There was no time for that.

• NONE is used as a NOUN or when followed by OF 

We were looking for a restaurant but there were none.

None of my classmates knew this. 

Check your understanding

Go to p215 of your Of Course book.

Exercise 7a
You could ... go to a regular secondary school, ... try home-schooling. (type your anwer as two separate words without a comma in between)

Exercise 7b
Unfortunately, .... Anna .... Kevin is old enough to travel alone. (type your anwer as two separate words without a comma in between)

Exercise 7c
Too bad that Geoff was ... angry ... jealous when he heard that I had got the job. (type your anwer as two separate words without a comma in between)

Exercise 7d
These tickets are 500 pounds ... .

Exercise 7e
This store only sells two backpacks, but I don't like ... of them.

After this explanation and doing these 5 sentences I feel this confident about using Indefinite Pronouns

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Follow-up

Are there any questions about any of this?

If not: 

Do the rest of exercise 7 in your book.

And do exercise 8 as well.