[Student’s sentence]

 

今、家にだれでもいませんよ。
No one is home right now.

 

*いま、いえにだれでもいませんよ。

 

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[My correction]

 

今、家にだれでもいませんよ。
→ 今、家にだれもいませんよ。
No one is home right now.

 

どうして(WHY)?
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これは否定文(ひていぶん)だから。
Because this is a negative sentence.

 

だれも〜ない (+negative sentence)：”no one”
だれでも(+affirmative sentence): “everybody, anyone”

 

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