Unit 7: Food and Drink

Some / any -- Possessive adjectives

María Fernanda Peñafiel Cox, Mg.

SOME:
Some is used with both countable and uncountable nouns:
 Positive sentences
'I have some friends.'
'We bought some coffee.'

 Offering
We use some in questions when we expect the answer to
be 'yes' or when we are offering something, otherwise, we
use any:
'Would you like some milk?
 SOME:
 Requests
Some is also used in questions when we are making a
request:

'Can I borrow some money?'

ANY:
 Negative sentences
Any is used in negative
sentences:

'I don't have any friends.'

'There isn't any bread left.'

 Questions
Any is used in questions:

'Do you have any money?'

'Is there any sugar?'
EXERCISE:
 We will have ___ news soon.
any some
 Would you like ___ breakfast?
any some
 There is not ___ rain in summer.
any some
 Can I have ___ coffee?
any some
 I think I will have ___ toast.
any some
 ARE THERE __ CARROTS IN THE FRIDGE?
 DO YOU HAVE ___ NOKIA 1000 IN THE STORE?
Possessive adjectives
They are words that modify a noun to show a form of possession, a sense of
belonging or ownership to a specific person, animal or thing.

The possessive adjectives that are used in the English language are:
my
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
their
Each one corresponds to a subject pronoun.
 Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives ALONE
(ALONE) (PA + noun)

I My Me
You Your You
He His Him
She Her Her
It Its It
We Our Us
They Their them
SUBJECT SUBJECT & COMPLEMENT COMPLEMENT

MICHAEL IS _MY__ BEST FRIEND. I LOVE _HIM__ BECAUSE _ HE__ IS A VERY GOOD
PERSON.
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Thanks!