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some, any, no - Coggle Diagram
some, any, no
when are they used?
Some
function:
- refer to indefinite but limited number of things
Would you like some tea?
We've planted some roses in the garden, (a limited number)
[no article: I like roses, (no idea of number)]
- mention an unknown person or thing could be negative meaning
Some idiot has taken the bath plug.
There must be some job I could do.
I don't want to spend my life doing some boring little office job.
- emphasize positive meaning, impressive
It was some party!
We have exported some four thousand tons o f bootlaces this year.
structure
some + NP
I need some new shirts, (plural countable noun)
I need some help, (uncountable noun)
[a/an: I need a new coat, (singular countable noun)]
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some… but others/all/enough
Some people like the sea; others prefer the mountains.
Some o f us were late, but we were all there by ten o'clock.
I've got some money, but not enough.
Any
- function
- refer to indefinite but a limited amount of things
Dad hasn't got any hair.
[Birds have feathers, not hair.]
- express doubt or negation
We didn't have any problems going through customs
The noise o f the party prevented me from getting any sleep.
- structure
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any of + NP
Do any of these books belong to you?
I wasn’t interested in any of the lectures
formal singular If any of your friends is interested, let me know.
informal plural If any of your friends are interested, let me know.
not any (plural countable; uncountable nouns)
She's unhappy because she hasn’t got any friends,
[singular countable: She hasn't got a job. ]
No
function
- more emphatic than ’not a’ and ’not any’
She’s got no friends.
There’s no mirror in the bathroom!
There were no messages for you this morning, I'm afraid
- start a negative sentence with a subject
No cigarette is harmless.
No tourists came to the town that year.
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