不定代詞大都可代替名詞和形容詞,在句中可用作主語、賓語、表語和定語。如:
1)用作主語
Both of them are waiters.他們倆人都是男侍者。
Is everybody here?人都到了嗎?
2)用作賓語
I know little about the novel關(guān)于這本小說我知道的很少。
I am speaking for myself,not for others.我只代表自己,不代表別人發(fā)言。
I was interested in everything that the old man told me.我對于這位老人告訴我的一切都感興趣。
3)用作表語
That's all for today. class is dismissed.今天就講這一些?,F(xiàn)在下課。
This book is too much for me.這本書對我說太難了。
4)用作定語
Study well and make progress every day.好好學(xué)習(xí),天天向上。
He has some English books.他有一些英文書。
china will become a powerful modern country in another twenty years.再過二十年中國將成為現(xiàn)代化強(qiáng)國。
[注]有些不定代詞也可用作同位語和狀語。如:
Wang and Li both made good progress.王和李兩人都有很大進(jìn)步。(同位語)
They all went to the Zoo.他們都去動物園了。(同位語)
Are you any good at mathematics?你數(shù)學(xué)好嗎?(狀語)
The meeting lasted some two hours.會議進(jìn)行了兩個小時左右。(狀語)
復(fù)合不定代詞
由some,any,no,every加上-body,-one,-thing構(gòu)成的不定代詞,叫做復(fù)合不定代詞。
1)復(fù)合不定代詞有
a) somebody 某人 someone某人
something某物,某事
b) anybody 任何人 anyone 任何人
anything任何事物
c) nobody 無一人no one無一人
nothing [5nQWiN]無一物
d)everybody,everyone每人,大家,人人
everything每一個事物,一切
2)復(fù)合不定代詞的用法
a)復(fù)合不定代詞只相當(dāng)于名詞,在句中用作主語、賓語和表語。如:
Everything is made of elements.任何東西都是元素構(gòu)成的。(作主語)
I have got nothing to say.我沒有什么話要說。(作賓語)
something和anything的區(qū)別與some和any的區(qū)別一樣,前者一般用于肯定句,后者一般用于否定句、疑問句或條件狀語從句中。如:
Have you anything to say about this question? -No, I haven't anything to say. (或I have nothing to say.)(或Yes, I have something to say.) 關(guān)于這個問題,你有什么話要講嗎?--我沒有什么話要講。(我有話要說。)
She told them something about her work.她跟他們談了一些關(guān)于她的工作上的事。(作賓語)
b)復(fù)合不定代詞被形容詞所修飾時,形容詞須放在它們的后面。如:
There is nothing wrong with the lathe.這個車床沒有毛病。
is there anything important in today's newspaper?今天報紙上有什么重要消息嗎?
I need somebody strong to help me.我需要一個體格強(qiáng)壯的人幫助我。