1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:07,719 I have something for you to learn. There is nothing else more important than 2 00:00:07,879 --> 00:00:16,359 this podcast. Okay, maybe that's not something smart to say, but anything 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:27,519 else may not work. What let's discuss. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, 4 00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:31,679 coming to you from New York City. And here's your English teacher, 5 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:38,719 Michael. All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael 6 00:00:38,799 --> 00:00:45,240 here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. And this is 7 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:55,640 Happy English Podcast, Episode six eighty four. Something anything and nothing, Something, 8 00:00:56,119 --> 00:01:02,640 anything and nothing are three little words that cause trouble for a lot of 9 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:10,239 English learners. How about you. In today's podcast English Lesson, I'm going 10 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:18,719 to show you five grammar patterns that we use with something, anything and nothing. 11 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:26,840 Oh yeah, and these patterns also work well with someone, anyone, 12 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:34,760 and no one. And I'll include examples with those words. So let's dive 13 00:01:34,879 --> 00:01:42,480 in. First of all, we use something, anything and nothing followed by 14 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:49,719 an adjective. You can say things like something new, nothings spicy, and 15 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:57,680 anything good. Let's look at some examples. I don't have anything warm to 16 00:01:57,799 --> 00:02:05,799 wear. We find have someone smart working in the marketing department. Does he 17 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:12,560 realize that nothing good will happen if he quits his job? The next pattern 18 00:02:12,759 --> 00:02:20,560 is something anything and nothing followed by the adverb else. You can say things 19 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:28,199 like something else, anything else, and nothing else. Here are some examples. 20 00:02:29,439 --> 00:02:34,240 This is okay, but I need something else. Would you like more 21 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:39,199 dessert or more coffee? Thanks? But nothing else? I'm so full? 22 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:49,240 Who but Tommy can help us understand this spreadsheet? Anyone else would not be 23 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:58,199 able to explain it clearly. The third pattern is something anything and nothing followed 24 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:05,719 by the infinitive you know two followed by a base verb. For example, 25 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:13,199 I need someone to help me prepare for the meeting? Are you available now? 26 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:19,360 Sarah said that she has nothing to wear for the party. Doesn't Jack 27 00:03:19,479 --> 00:03:23,919 have anything to work on? It looks like he's watching YouTube videos over there. 28 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:32,439 I have something for you to learn, something for you to learn. 29 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:42,360 This pattern is something anything and nothing followed by four, then a person, 30 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:49,280 then the infinitive. Here are some more examples. I have something for you 31 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:54,599 to do after you finish washing the dishes. There's nothing for the kids to 32 00:03:54,680 --> 00:04:00,080 play with at Grandma's house, so why don't we bring something for them to 33 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:06,280 do? Do you have anything for the intern to work on? The last 34 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:15,040 pattern is something anything and nothing followed by that and then a subject in verb, 35 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:24,000 I can say you have something that I need? You have something that 36 00:04:24,319 --> 00:04:30,759 I need. In everyday spoken American English, we often drop that, so 37 00:04:31,399 --> 00:04:40,079 the sentence becomes you have something I need. Here are some other examples with 38 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:46,439 this pattern. There is nothing that we can use to make a fire. 39 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:53,480 How are we going to barbecue? Don't you have anything that my child can 40 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,800 drink? All right, those are the five patterns. Keep in mind. 41 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:04,560 The best way to remember this grammar and any grammar or vocabulary is to take 42 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:10,600 the word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you or 43 00:05:11,199 --> 00:05:16,480 true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well that's it for 44 00:05:16,519 --> 00:05:24,879 this English lesson podcast. I hope that was something interesting. 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