NEGATIVE WORDS

We use it to refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are. We use pronouns ending in -body or -one for people, and pronouns ending in -thing for things:

• Everybody enjoyed the concert.
• I opened the door but there was no one at home.
• It was a very clear day. We could see everything.

We use a singular verb after an indefinite pronoun:

• Everybody loves Sally.
• Everything was ready for the party.

When we refer back to an indefinite pronoun we normally use a plural pronoun:

• Everybody enjoyed the concert. They stood up and clapped.
• I will tell somebody that dinner is ready. They have been waiting a long time.

We can add -'s to an indefinite pronoun to make a possessive.

• They were staying in somebody’s house.
• Is this anybody’s coat?

We use indefinite pronouns with no- as the subject in negative clauses (not pronouns with any.)

• Anybody didn’t come >> Nobody came. 

  We do not use another negative in a clause with nobody, no one or nothing:

• Nobody came.
• Nothing happened.

We use else after indefinite pronouns to refer to people or things in addition to the ones we already mentioned.

• All the family came, but no one else.
• If Michael can’t come we’ll ask somebody else.
• So that's eggs, peas and chips. Do you want anything else?