QUANTIFIERS

SOME – ANY – NO

Some is an unspecified quantity. It could be big or small, we don't know.

Normally it is "medium".
Any is also an unspecified quantity. It refers to "one, some or all". So it's a
quantity from 1 to infinity (∞).
No is easy! No is ZERO (0).

STRUCTURE

EXAMPLES:
 He needs some stamps.
 I must go home. I have some homework to do.
 There were no stamps for the letters.
 I have no homework to do so let's go out.
 Does he need any stamps?
 Do you have any homework to do?
  He doesn't need any stamps.
 I can stay. I don't have any homework to do.

A – Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

1. What did he want to make for dinner?

a.) He wanted to make some salad and spaghetti.
b.) He wanted to make some pasta salad.

2. Did he have the ingredients to make dinner?

a.) Yes, he had the ingredients.
b.) No, he didn't have the ingredients.

3. Where did he go shopping?

a.) He went to Albertsons.
b.) He went to Albertos.

4. Did they have any lettuce?

a.) Yes, they had some lettuce.
b.) No, they didn't have any lettuce.

5. Did they have any spinach?

a.) Yes, they had some spinach.
b.) No, they didn't have any spinach.

6. Did they have any spaghetti?

a.) Yes, they had some spaghetti.
b.) No, they didn't have any spaghetti.

7. Did they have any garlic?

a.) Yes, they had some garlic.
b.) No, they didn't have any garlic.
8. Did they have any tomatoes?
a.) Yes, they had some tomatoes.
b.) No, they didn't have any tomatoes.

9. Did they have any eggs?

a.) Yes, they had some eggs.
b.) No, they didn't have any eggs.

10. Did they have any bread?

a.) Yes, they had some bread.
b.) No, they didn't have any bread.

11. What did he make for dinner?

a.) He made eggs and toast for dinner.
b.) He made an eggs sandwich for dinner.

2 – Listen to the audio again and complete the text according to

what you hear.
Yesterday I ____________________ to make some salad and spaghetti for
dinner, but I __________________ the ingredients.
I __________________ Albertsons.
They didn't have _______________ lettuce.
They didn't have _______________ spinach.
They didn't have _______________ spaghetti.
They didn't have _______________ garlic.
They didn't have _______________ tomatoes.
They had _______________ eggs.
And they had some bread.
So I ________________ eggs and toast for dinner.