Units 85+86

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Some/any/no + compounds

Units 85+86

General rule

We use some for affirmative sentences.​

We use any in questions.​

We use any in negative sentences.​

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Their compounds (so someone/anyone/somewhere/anybody/etc.) follow the same rules.

We always use some in affirmative sentences.​

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Examples:​

He bought some flowers for me!​

I left my keys somewhere.

We use some in question sentences when we suspect the answer to be 'yes'.​

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Examples:​

May I have some sugar, please?​

Would you like something to eat?

We mostly use any in question sentences.​

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Examples:​

Have you bought anything else?​

Have you got any luggage?

We always use any in negative sentences.​

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Examples:​

I didn't see anybody.​

I haven't done anything wrong.

After the word 'if' we use any.​

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Examples:​

If there are any letters, could you let me know?​

Let me know if you need anything.

We use any when we mean 'doesn't matter which'.​

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Examples:​

Any song will do. I don't mind which.​

You could take any bus as they all go to the city centre.

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4) I didn't have ................... money, so I had to borrow ............................ .

1. any.........any
2. some........some
3. some......... any
4. any...........some

Which sentences should have the word 'any'?

Which sentences should have the word 'some'?

No:

No = not a/not any​

Noun follows​

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Example: ​

There were no shops open.

None:

None = not a/not any​

No noun follows or use none of​

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Example:​

All the tickets have been sold, none are left./none of them are left.

Compounds:

Not anything = nothing etc.​

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Example:​

I said nothing.​

There's nobody living here.

Difference:

When using any (or compounds) and no (or compounds) there's a difference in meaning.​

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There was no bus.​

You can take any bus (all of them, doesn't matter which).

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none

any

no

sentence 3

sentence 4

sentence 5

any

none

no

sentence 6

sentence 7

sentence 8

none

no

any

sentence 9

sentence 10

sentence 11

Homework

Finish all exercises units 85+86.

Check answers unit 81.