Some vs Any

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Wanneer gebruik je 'some' of 'any'?

Some and Any

We gebruiken 'some' en 'any' met ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden (uncountable nouns) en meervoud telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden (plural countable nouns). 

Uncountable nouns - some money, any water, some rice

Plural countable nouns - some cats, any books, some coins

Some vs Any

Some

(+) Bevestigende zinnen

• I have some friends.

• I like to do some exercise three times a week.

Any 

(-) Negatieve zinnen

• I don’t have any friends in Amsterdam.

• I don’t have any food in the fridge

Some

Vragende zinnen - verzoek/aanbieden

• Would you like some coffee?

• Could you give me some sugar? 
  

Any

Vragende zinnen

• Do you have any eggs?

• Do you have any information for me?

Do you have any children? No, I don’t have any children. But I have some cats.

There aren't _____ orders for you.

Have you got _____ collegues?

We need ______ more lorries. 

We didn't place ______ new orders, did we?

The customers called about _____ complaints. 

some

any

some

any

some

any

some

any

some

any

I assume you don’t have ___ questions.

1. Some
2. Any

The manufacturer put _____ interesting products on the market.

1. Some
2. Any

Are there ____ shops around here?

1. Some
2. Any

I’m having _____ problems with my wholesaler.

1. Some
2. Any

He hasn’t done ____ work the last few hours.

1. Some
2. Any

Do you know ____ ports in this country?

1. Some
2. Any

Mr Jackson hasn’t worked for _____ time, has he?

1. Some
2. Any

____ shipping containers had fallen off the container ship.

1. Some
2. Any

I didn’t send you ____ e-mail.

1. Some
2. Any

Are there ____ problems?

1. Some
2. Any

Somewhere, somebody, someone

anywhere,  anybody, anyone

There were ______ problems with the supplier.

There wasn’t ______ wrong with the previous order.

I can’t find those files ______.

There is _______ to see you.

I can’t give you _____ refund. I’m sorry.

You can come and visit us _____ time you like.

________ is knocking on the door.

There aren’t _____ customers on the phone, are there?

I left my glasses _______.

_____ of them were fired because of the economic recession.

I heard ______ about it on the news last night.

I left the tablets ______.

But I can’t fnd them ______.

We gebruiken 'some' met negatieve zinnen.

1. True
2. False

We gebruiken 'any' bij vragende zinnen.

1. True
2. False