English for the beginner elementary course (27)

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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.

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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