anybody/anyone
1
Anyone should speak not just one but several languages.
Everyone should speak not just one but several languages.
Anybody else in the class speaks Japanese.
Everybody else in the class speaks Japanese.
To refer to all the people in a group, use everybody/everyone (NOT anybody/anyone) .
2
Please ask your staff if anybody of them has seen my purse.
Please ask your staff if any of them has seen my purse.
He doesn’t know anyone of them, but he doesn’t care.
He doesn’t know any of them, but he doesn’t care.
Before an of phrase, use any (NOT anybody/anyone).
3
Anyone are welcome to join us.
Anyone is welcome to join us.
If anybody want one, please write your name on the board.
If anybody wants one, please write your name on the board.
anybody/anyone + singular verb: ‘If anyone calls, tell them I’ll be back after lunch.’
4
If anyone wants to leave now, he may do so.
Anyone who wants to leave now may do so.
When anyone reads these lines, he or she will think that the writer is very sad.
Anyone reading these lines will think that the writer is very sad.
See
Language Note at HE
anyhow/anyway
Those students who pass are given an intermediate certificate Anyhow, the
examination is far from easy.
Those students who pass are given an intermediate certificate. However, the
examination is far from easy.
Unfortunately, the beach is not white and sandy. Anyway, it is seldom crowded and
we can enjoy the sea.
Unfortunately, the beach is not white and sandy. On the other hand, it is seldom
crowded and we can enjoy the sea.
I’m sorry that I won’t be able to attend your wedding. Anyway, I would like to give
you something for your new home.
I’m sorry that I won’t be able to attend your wedding. Nevertheless, I would like
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