Page 15 - Dersler Cepte - English 12

Topic Summary - Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Person Thing Place
Everyone Everybody Everything Everywhere
Someone Somebody Something Somewhere
Anyone Anybody Anything Anywhere
No one Nobody Nothing Nowhere

▶ Belgisiz zamirler, her zaman tekil kabul edilir ve fiil çekimi buna göre yapılır.
▪ Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future of the world.
▪ Nothing has changed in this city; it stands as it was built.

Everyone, Everybody, Everything, Everywhere
▶ Bu zamirler, olumlu, olumsuz ve soru cümlelerinde kullanılabilir.
▪ Believe that everything will be much better than you presume.
▪ Accessing drinkable water is not possible everywhere in this city.

Someone, Somebody, Something, Somewhere
▶ Bu zamirler, genellikle olumlu cümlelerde kullanılır.
▪ Something should be done to minimize the adverse effects of global warming.
▪ Children should stay away from somebody whom they don’t really know.
▶ Rica ve teklif içeren soru cümlelerinde kullanılabilir.
▪ Shall I order something for you?

Anyone, Anybody, Anything, Anywhere

▶ Bu zamirler, çoğunlukla soru ve olumsuz cümlelerde kullanılır.
▪ The chairman didn’t say anything about the project which was supposed to start last week.
▪ As no warning signs have been placed anywhere, such an accident has happened.
▶ Bu zamirler, olumlu cümlelerde kullanıldığı zaman herhangi anlamı vermektedir.
▪ The assigned workers are so talented that they can overcome anything.
▪ Anybody over 18 is allowed to get a driving license.

No one, Nobody, Nothing, Nowhere
▶ Bu zamirler, olumlu cümlelerde kullanılır, ancak olumsuz anlam içerirler.
▪ Nothing has been heard by the authorities so far, but an explanation may come soon.
▶ Bu zamirlerin kullanıldığı cümlelerde, sonrasında başka bir zamir kullanılacaksa any ile başlayan zamirler
kullanılmalıdır.
▪ Despite many lectures given, it seems that nobody has been able to learn anything about this subject.
▶ “Nowhere” zamiri cümle başında kullanılırsa cümle devrik yapıda (inversion) kullanılır.
▪ Nowhere in this city can you find that spare part suitable for your car.

Forms of “other”
Another

▶ Another, zamir olarak veya sıfat olarak tekil isimlerle birlikte kullanılabilir.
▪ The athlete has won two gold medals so far, and she is expected to win another in the upcoming Olympic Games.
(as a pronoun)
▪ Another problem arose just after the workers had handled the first one. (as an adjective)

15
15