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English Grammar – Pronouns and Determiners

English Grammar – Pronouns and Determiners

English Grammar: In general we use some (also somebody/someone/something) in positive sentences and any (also anybody etc.) in negative sentences:

Positive Sentences	Negative Sentences
– We bought some flowers.	– We didn’t buy any flowers.
– He’s busy. He’s got some work to do.	– He’s lazy. He never does any work.
– There’s somebody at the door.	– There isn’t anybody at the door.
– I’m hungry. I want something to eat.	– I’m not hungry. I don’t want anything to eat.

some, somebody, any, anybody

English Grammar: Much, Many, Little, Few, A Lot, Plenty

We use much and little with uncountable nouns. For example; much time, much luck, little energy, little money etc. We use many and few with plural nouns. For example; many friends, many people, few cars, few countries etc. We use a lot of/lots of/plenty of with both uncountable and plural nouns. For example; a lot of luck, lots of time, plenty of money, a lotof friends, lots of people, plenty of ideas. Plenty means ‘more than enough’. -> There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.

We use many and a lot of in all kinds of sentences:

Many people drive too fast. Or -> A lot of people drive too fast.
Do you know many people? Or -> Do you know a lot of people?
There aren’t many tourists here. Or -> There aren’t a lot of tourists here.

Both, Neither, Either

We use both/neither/either for two things. You can use these words with a noun (both books, neither book etc.). For example, you are going out to eat. There are two possible restaurants. You say:

Both restaurants are very good.
Neither restaurants is expensive.
We can go to either restaurant. I don’t mind.

You can also use both/neither/either alone, without a noun:

I couldn’t decide which of the twwo shirts to buy. I liked both. (or I liked both of them).
‘Is your friend British or American?’ ‘Neither. She is Australian.’
‘Do you want tea or coffee?’ ‘Either. I don’t mind.’

Pronouns and Determiners

There is considerable overlap between the determiner class and the subclass of pronouns, and any words can be both. Determiners always come before a noun, but pronouns are more independent than this, they function in much the same way as nouns.

Reflexive pronouns and object pronouns

Complete these sentences with myself/yourself/ourselves etc. or me/you/us etc.

You can't blame

, I didn't teach him to pull the trigger of the gun.

There are lots of things that you can do to help

with the symptoms.

Put

in my position before you despise me.

I was ashamed of

for getting so angry.

Let me introduce

to my family.

Some and Any

Complete the sentences with some and any.

Can I have

water, please?

You can buy a week ticket to travel on

local bus service within the York boundary.

I'd like

information about flights to New York.

I took

pills for my cold, but they didn't have .

They are very friendly and I didn't have

problem with them.

Much, many and a lot

Complete these sentences with much, many and a lot.

When people eat

sugar, it can cause resistance to the hormone insulin, which can contribute to many diseases.

There wasn't

traffic, in fact, there wasn't any traffic.

A road warrior is a person who travels

, especially as part of his or her job.

dogs, in this circumstance, it's a punishment, not a reward.

Private adoption tends to cost

because there are lawyers and other professionals involved.

Both, either and neither

Complete these sentences with both, either and neither.

I liked both so much, I'd eat

at the same time.

of the three projects is complete.

of us were writers.

Which one do you prefer?

, I don’t mind.

Is the author french or canadian?

, he’s american.