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Some, any

Introduction

Image    "I'd like some croissants, please."    "Sorry, we don't have any today."

Definition

Some and any are quantifiers.


 

Construction

 

Some

Any

 

Affirmative

 

I have some money.

 

 

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Negative

 

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I don't have any money.

 

 

Interrogative

 

Do you need some money?

 

Do you have any money?

 

 

Singular countable nouns

 

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Plural countable nouns

 

We have some books.

 

We don't have any books.

 

 

Uncountable nouns

 

I need some information.

 

 

I don't have any information.

 
 

Use

We use some and any to talk about quantities and amounts - not large and not small.


 

Examples

Image   She has some flowers. 

Image  He doesn't have any food.   

Image   Do you have any questions?