someone/anyone
【问】 (A) Is someone coming this afternoon?
(B) Is anyone coming this afternoon?
句(A)中的someone用在疑问句中是否正确?如果正确，那它与句(B)中的anyone有什么区别?
【答】 在疑问句中，一般使用any，anyone，anything，anywhere等非断定词项。这种疑问句表示对于回答是没有倾向性的。如果在疑问句中用了some，someone，something，somewhere等断定词项，就表示问话人倾向于得到肯定的回答。因此，句(A)暗含的意思是：说话人预料会有人要来，想让对方加以肯定。这种解释也适用于条件句：
1. If someone 
the window， 
would see 
empty room.(TOEFL，72.3)
2. Will you ask someone to carry this bag for me，please? (Eckersley)
请找个人给我拿这个包好吗?
(参见some/any)
赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨：黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第1076页.
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- attain/obtain
- attempt
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- attention/attentions
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- at the beginning/in the beginning
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