Some Any
When to use Some and when Any?
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| Any is used for questions |
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| Any is used for negative sentences |
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| Some is used for affirmative sentences |
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Some for questions (occasionally) We use some for questions when we know the answer to the question will be yes or when we want the answer to be yes. |
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Someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, somewhere, anything, sometime, etc.
The rules mentioned above are also valid for all other words with some or any in them. These words are: someone, anyone, somebody, anybody, something, anything, somewhere, anywhere, sometime, anytime, someplace, anyplace.
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NO
We’ve said that we use any for the negative sentences. We can also use no. However, it is not used the same way as in many other languages. In many languages you can use two negative words to make a negative sentence. English doesn’t allow this. A sentence like: I don’t have no money is wrong, because we have the word don’t (do not) and the word no: both are negative words. The correct way to use the word no is as follows:
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No is also used for questions. But remember, you musn’t use any other negatives.
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Grammar Guide
| 1. | Do Does |
| 2. | Make Do |
| 3. | Question Tags |
| 4. | Some Any |
| 5. | To Be |
| 6. | Past Simple |
| 7. | Prefixes |
| 8. | Present Perfect |
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