Hi,
I am wondering about below question.
Anybody didn't come.
Somebody didn't come.
In questions and negatives we more often use any, anybody etc.
But why the first sentence is incorrect?
A good day!
any/some...
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by Sang-heui, Kim » Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:20 pm
Hi,
I am wondering about below question.
Anybody didn't come.
Somebody didn't come.
In questions and negatives we more often use any, anybody etc.
But why the first sentence is incorrect?
A good day!
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by Alan » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:49 am
You can't make an indefinite pronoun (anyone, anybody, anything) the subject of a negative verb, except - in casual usage - when preceded by 'just', as in
'Just anybody' didn't come - Brad Pitt came!
'Just anybody' didn't come - Brad Pitt came!
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