SOME + BODY/ONE/THING/WHERE

Less formal
BODY (spoken english)
Same meaning
More formal
ONE (written english)
+
SOME Afirmative
THING
clauses or
Normal meaning
SINGULAR
questions
Something Hope VERB
Negative (we know/think exists)
questions
Anything Surprise
WHERE (we don't know if exists)

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Singular words use a singular verb
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Used in afirmative clauses and questions expecting a particular answer
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Used in questions when we offer or ask for things
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Refers to general and specific people or things
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The pronoun “they” is used when we don't know if the refered person is male or female
 ANY + BODY/ONE/THING/WHERE

Less formal
BODY (spoken english)
Same meaning
More formal
ONE (written english)
+
ANY
THING
SINGULAR
VERB
WHERE

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Singular words use a singular verb
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Used in afirmative, negative or open clauses and questions refering an unlimited set or specific things
or people
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Often used after if or clause with similar idea
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Used with the meaning “it doesn't matter which”
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Don't have a negative meaning on their own
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Not used when is the subject of a negative clause
 NO + BODY/ONE/THING/WHERE

Less formal
BODY (spoken english)
Same meaning
More formal
ONE (written english)
+
NO Written as two

THING
separate words SINGULAR
VERB
WHERE

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Singular words use a singular verb
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Refers to an absence of people, things or places
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Stronger and more definite than anyboby/one/thing/where (not + verb + anybody/one/thing/where)
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The pronoun “they/their/them” is used when we don't know if no one/nobody is male or female
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Have a negative meaning on their own
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Not used after no, not, never or words with a negative meaning (hardly, seldom)
 EVERY + BODY/ONE/THING/WHERE

Less formal 
Same meaning
BODY (spoken english) 
Can be used as the
subject of imperative
More formal clauses, using the verb
ONE (written english) in your base form
+
EVERY Everyone  Every one = Each one

THING
(only people) (things or people) SINGULAR
VERB
WHERE

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Singular words use a singular verb
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Refers to a total number of people, things and places
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The pronouns “him/his or her” is used when we don't know if everyone/everybody is male or female
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The use of pronouns “they/their/them” is informal
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Normally don't use “all people” to generalise about human beings. Use everyone/everybody