Tuesday, August 12, 2014

English for the beginner elementary course (27)

Some and any
Grammar

1a) we use some in the positive when we don’t say exactly how many or how much.
Have some grapes!
There’s  some soup and bread for lunch.
I’d like some carrots, please.

b) Some= a small number/ a small amount. Notice the difference.
Some onions                            a lot of onions
Some money                           a lot money

2) We usually use any or no in the negatives with the plural and uncountable nouns.
I haven’t got any money. = I have got no money.
There aren’t any emails. = There are no emails.
There isn’t any time = there’s no time.

3) We usually use any in questions with plurals and uncountable nouns.
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Are there any buses at night?
Is there any meat in this soup?


Singular
Countable noun
Plural
Countable noun
Uncountable noun
+
There’s an apple
There are some grapes
There’s some soup.
-
There isn’t a bowl
There aren’t any glass
There are no glasses.
There isn’t any water.
There is no water.

?
Is there a cinema?
Are there any shops?
Is there any money?

Practice: complete the sentences with some or any.
1. it’s a good idea to drink ------------- fruit juice between meals.
2. Water hasn’t got ------ calories.
3. For a healthy snack, you can eat---------- nuts and or some melon.
4. Don’t drink -------------- coffee before you go to bed- it’s bad for you.
5. It’s healthy to put ---------- sugar in your tea.
6. Chocolate hasn’t got -------- vitamins or minerals in it.
7. it’s good to eat ---------- pasta, rice or bread every day.
8. Don’t eat --------------- oil, it’s very bad for you.

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