12,3 writing messages

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12,3 writing messages

Goals

- You learn about the differences between some, any, every and no and when to use them.

- You write an email to your 'colleagues'

Some and Any

Some en any lijken qua betekenis ontzettend op elkaar. 

I have some money left.

I haven't got any money left.

Ze geven beide een hoeveelheid aan. So, what's the difference between the two and when do we use them?

Some

Some gebruiken we bij positieve of bevestigende zinnen. Ook gebruiken we some om een vraag te stellen wanneer we denken dat het antwoord ja is.

I have left some soup for you in the kitchen. 

Please treat us with some respect. 

He said he would get the cat some food from the shop. 

Would you like some coffee?

Can I help you with something?

Any

Any gebruiken we wanneer we een zin negatief maken, of een vraag stellen. 

I haven't left any soup for you.

Did you leave any soup for me?

You don't treat us with any respect.

Why can I never be treated with any respect?

You didn't get the cat any food!

Did you get the cat any food?

Some and Any

Let op, soms gebruik je toch any in een positieve zin, omdat er iets negatiefs in de zin staat!

I have got some money left in the bank.

It's silly to go traveling without any money in the bank.

He has some hair left.

He hardly has any hair left.

He had some problems with English.

He never had any problems with English.

Occasionally, he plays some videogames.

He rarely plays any video games.

Some and Any

We gebruiken ook any in een positieve zin als het niet uit maakt welke. Bijvoorbeeld:

You can take any road going south.

Grab any shirt that you want.

You can fly with any company.

Do you have ...... kids?

I don't have ........ reason to lie to you!

She wants to ask you ...... questions.

Do you sell .......... cars that run on hydrogen.

Can I give you ...... interesting information?

Any and Every

Any en some lijken niet alleen op elkaar. Any en every lijken ook op elkaar.

We gebruikten any net om een hoeveelheid aan te duiden, nu gebruiken we any om 'elke' aan te duiden.

You can choose any color you like!

Je kunt elke kleur kiezen die je wil.

I go to the gym every day.

Ik ga elke dag naar de sportschool. 

Any and Every

We gebruiken any als we niet een voorkeur hebben.

We could meet any day of the week.

You can ask me any question you like.

We gebruiken every als we letterlijk alle bedoelen.

We could meet every day of the week.

You can ask me every question you like.

No

No kun je gebruiken als not any (geen), dus ook in samenstellingen. No geeft extra nadruk.

You haven’t got any idea?

You’ve got no idea?

She doesn’t want anything.

She wants nothing.

There isn’t anybody who can fix this computer.

There’s nobody who can fix this computer.

Some, Any, Every and no

Je kunt woorden met some, any en every met -one, -body, -where, -thing, -how, -time, -way enz. samenstellen. Je gebruikt ze dan op dezelfde manier.

You can ask me anything you like.

He welcomed everyone who came in.

Can I ask you something?

I don’t see anybody working right now.

Nobody is working right now.

.......... student in the class is required to submit a report.

Do you have ........ idea what time the movie starts?

If you have ........... questions about the assignment, feel free to ask me

You don't like your coffee black? Then I assume you'd like ........ milk in your coffee.

Homework

Exercise 1, 2 and 3. 

For exercise two, include the following sentences:

The purpose of this email is to ... 

Unfortunately, I've noticed that some colleagues ...

I would like to emphasise that ...

In the attachment you can ...