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Some, Any & No - Coggle Diagram
Some, Any & No
Some
Use some in positive sentences:
There is some butter on the bread.
There are some cars on the street.
Use a / an with singular nouns. Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:
I have a nice teacher.
There are some pictures on the wall.
We can also say something or someone / somebody:
Someone (or somebody) is at the door.
Something is in my soup.
Any
Use any in negative sentences:
I don't have any money.
There aren't any people in the room.
We also use any in most questions:
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Is there any food for me?
Just like some, only use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. Use a / an with singular countable nouns:
I don't want any tea, thank you.
I don't want a piece of cake, thank you.
We can say anything & anyone / anybody:
Do you live with anyone (or anybody)?
There isn't anything in the box.
No
No = not any
We often use no with have and there is / are:
There aren't any toothbrushes in the bathroom.
There are no toothbrushes in the bathroom.
She doesn't have any money.
She has no money.
We can say nothing, nobody / no one:
Nobody is here. / No one is here.
There is nothing in the microwave.