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Saturday, December 14, 2013
The words some and any are used for countable and uncountable nouns. In general, we could say that some means a few / a little and any means none in negative clauses or a few / a little in questions.
Positive Clauses
In positive clauses, we usually use some.
- Example:
- I have bought some bread.
- I have bought some apples.
Negative Clauses
In negative clauses, we use any. Note, however, that any alone is not a negative - it must be not ... any- Example:
- I have not bought any bread.
- I have not bought any apples.
Questions
In questions, we usually use any.- Example:
- Have you bought any bread?
- Have you bought any apples?
Compound Words with some & any
Some & any can also be part of compound words such as:- something / anything
- someone / anyone
- somewhere / anywhere
- Example:
- I have bought some bread.
- I have bought something.
- Example:
- I do not have to buy bread. Rachel has already bought some [bread].
Exceptions
Positive Clauses with Any
We usually use some in positive clauses. But after never, without, hardly, we use any.- Example:
- We never go anywhere.
- She did her homework without any help.
- There’s hardly anyone here.
- Example:
- If there is anything to do, just call me.
Questions with Some
We usually use any in questions. But if we expect or want the other to answer ‚yes‘, we use some.- Example:
- Have you got any brothers and sisters? → some people have brothers or sisters, others don't - we cannot expect the answer to be "yes".
- Would you like some biscuits?
→ we offer something and want to encourage the other to say "yes".
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