SOME AND ANY

Use of some and any

Some and any are used to state the quantity of something. When using some or
any, the exact number is not stated. Some and any are quantifiers.

Some and any can be used when:

1. The exact number is not known.

2. The exact number is not important or relevant.
3. Some and any are used with countable and uncountable nouns.

Study the following tables:

Interrogative Affirmative Negative

Are there any tomatoes in the Yes, there No, there aren't any.

fridge? are some.

Is there any orange juice? Yes, there is some. No, there isn't any.

Offering Responding

Would you Yes please I'd like some.

like some coffee?

Making a request Responding

Would you mind lending Of course here you are.

me some money?

The rules of some and any:

SOME:

Use some in positive (affirmative) sentences. Some is used for both countable

and uncountable nouns.

Examples:
I have some friends.(friends is countable)
I'd like some water. (water is uncountable)

ANY:

Use any for countable and uncountable nouns in:

1. interrogative sentences.
Examples:
Do you have any cheese? (cheese is uncountable)
Do you have any friends? (friends is countable)
2. negative sentences.
Example:
He doesn’t have any cheese.
He doesn’t have any friends in Chicago.

EXCEPTION:

Use some  in questions when offering or requesting something.

Example:

 Would you like some bread? (offer)

 Can I have some water, please? (request)

Something, anything, somewhere, anywhere, someone ,anyone:

The same rules are true for something and anything, someone and anyone,
and somewhere and anywhere.

Policeman Is there anyone at home?

:

Criminal: Yes there is someone there. My friend!

Policeman Is there anything in your pocket?

:

Criminal: Yes there is something. A gun!

Policeman Did you go anywhere recently?
:

Criminal: Yes I went somewhere. I went to the old man's house to steal his money.

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Countable and uncountable nouns

Countabl
Uncountable
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books money

friends meat

teachers juice

tables milk

Countable nouns (count nouns):

Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be
used with a number- they can be counted. (That's why they are called "countable
nouns").

Example:

1 friend, 2 friends, 3 friends...

1 book, 2 books, 3 books...
Countable nouns take many.

Example:
100 friends – many friends

Uncountable nouns (uncount / non-count nouns):

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used

with a number- they can't be counted.

Examples:
I have a lot of money. (Not 1000 money)
I drink a lot of milk. (Not 5 milk)
Uncountable nouns take much.

Example:

 100 money – much money
Note: Of course you can count money, milk, meat; but then you would use the
currency, liter, kilo, glass,...and say that you have got:

 5 euros or dollars... (but not 5 money).

 2 liters, glasses... of milk (but not 2 milk)
 3 kilos... of meat (but not 3 meat)
 10 bottles of mineral water... (but not 10 mineral water)

EXERCISE: https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-
countable-uncountable-nouns.php