when to use some and any
| some | in affirmative sentences | a certain number, a certain amount |
There are some biscuits left. |
| – in questions where the answer ‘yes’ is expected – in offers and requests |
Could I have some attention, please? Would you like some wine? |
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| any | – in negative sentences (+ NOT) – with ‘negative’ words such as hardly, barely, scarcely, never, etc. |
There isn’t any cheese left. There is hardly any cheese left. (= almost no) |
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| in questions where the answer can be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ | Have you got any money? |
- some and any are used before plural or uncountable nouns.
- the choice between someone / anyone, something / anything, somebody / anybody, somewhere / anywhere is the same as between some and any.
- an affirmative sentence does not contain not/n’t and is not a question.
exercises
some or any
- exercise 1: choose any or some
- exercise 2: choose any or some
- exercise 3: choose any or some
- exercise 4: choose any or some
- exercise 5: choose any or some
- exercise 6: choose any or some
- exercise 7: fill in any or some
- exercise 8: choose any or some in interrogative sentences
something / anything, someone / anyone, somewhere / anywhere, etc.
- exercise 1: fill in something, anything, someone, anyone, somewhere, anywhere
- exercise 2: fill in anybody / somebody / nobody (not anyone / someone / anyone)
- exercise 3: choose any/some, someone/anyone, something/anything, somewhere/anywhere
