| Something, anything, nothing, etc. | |||
| Positive | Questions and Negative verb | Short Negative Answer | |
| people | somebody, someone | anybody, anyone | nobody, no one |
| things | something | anything | nothing |
| places | somewhere | anywhere | nowhere |
Use some*** when you don't say exactly who, what or where.
Somebody broke the window.
Use any*** in questions or with a negative verb.
I didn't do anything last night.
Use no*** in short negative answer or in a sentecne (with a positive verb.
Who's in the bathroom? Nobody. Nobody's in the bathoom.
Somebody, nobody, etc. are the same as Someone, no one, etc.
