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Correct the mistake: I didn’t see somebody in the park.
I didn’t see anybody in the park.
Correct the mistake: There was nobody in the classroom, so I talked to anybody outside.
There was nobody in the classroom, so I talked to somebody outside.
Correct the mistake: Somebody didn’t call me yesterday, so I’m still waiting for an answer.
Nobody called me yesterday, so I’m still waiting for an answer.
_______ called you while you were in a meeting.
Someone called you while you were in a meeting.
_______ left their laptop on the desk. Who does it belong to?
Somebody left their laptop on the desk. Who does it belong to?
The room was completely silent because _______ wanted to speak.
The room was completely silent because nobody wanted to speak.
_______ can join the club. It’s open to all the employees.
Anybody can join the club. It’s open to all the employees.
It was a secret, but now _______ knows about it!
It was a secret, but now everybody knows about it!
She said she knocked on the door, but _______ answered.
She said she knocked on the door, but nobody answered.
Did you meet _______ interesting at the conference?
Did you meet anybody interesting at the conference?
What's the difference between indefinite pronouns ending -one and -body?
Pronouns ending in -one are a little more formal, and pronouns ending in -body sound a bit more casual.
