SOME VÀ ANY

Dùng some và any cho cả danh từ đếm được số nhiều và danh từ không đếm được.
Some: thường dùng trong câu khẳng định, mang nghĩa là 1 vài
Ví dụ:
1. I bought some books. (books là danh từ đếm được số nhiều)
2. I have some money. (money là danh từ không đếm được)

Any: thường dùng trong câu phủ định

Ví dụ:
1. I don’t have any books.
2. I don’t have any money.

Some và any đều có thể dùng trong câu hỏi.

Ví dụ:
1. Do you want to buy some books? OR Do you want to buy any books?
2. Do you want to buy some soap? OR Do you want to buy any soap?

A LOT OF và LOTS OF
A lot of và lots of có thể dùng với danh từ đếm được và danh từ không đếm được trong câu và
câu hỏi.
Ví dụ:
I have a lot of/lots of books.
I have a lot of/lots of money.

MANY và MUCH
Many dùng với danh từ đếm được
I don’t have many books.

Much dùng với danh từ không đếm được

I don’t have much money.

Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with some or any.

1. We need ___________ bananas.
2. You can't buy ___________ posters in this shop.
3. We haven't got ___________ oranges at the moment.
4. Peter has bought ___________ new books.
5. She always takes ___________ sugar with her coffee.
6. I have seen ___________ nice postcards in this souvenir shop.
7. There aren't ___________ folders in my bag.
8. I have ___________ magazines for you.
9. There are ___________ apples on the table.
10. Pam does not have ___________ pencils on her desk.
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with many or much.

1) We don't see _________ flowers in winter.

2) My daughter spends too _________ money.
3) There weren't _________ cars in the city yesterday.
4) Do you know _________ people in Spain ?
5) Are there _________ different insects species?
6) I don't speak _________ French.
7) She doesn't have _________ time to read.
8) There was so _________ noise that I couldn't sleep.
9) Are there _________ houses painted in blue ?
10) If you have too _________ mistakes, you will not pass the test.