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(2) All I can do (until more intelligent people answer you) is to offer
(4) Mr. Swan explains that we use some when we are thinking about
limited but indefinite numbers; we use no article when we are not thinking
of numbers at all.
(a) We've planted some roses. = a limited number; speaker does not
know how many.
(5) Now let's change those to the negative (these are only my words):
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(5) Let's now discuss your sentences (REMEMBER: these are only my
(a) There is a (= one) TV. There is not a TV. I think that this
(b) There are TV's in the house. There aren't TV's in the house.
(Remember: This is similar to "I like roses" and "I don't like roses." In other
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(6) Now we're ready for your last four sentences. I am sure that you
can now analyze them for yourself. Right? The following "answers"
Are there any chairs in the room? This is the only affirmative sentence
among your seven sentences. When you use "any," Mr. Swan says that
it is not easy or important to say how many chairs. If you use the
word "some" in that sentence, Mr. Swan says that you expect the answer
is probably "Yes." [My words: If you say to a friend, "Do you have any
money?" that means that you really do not know; if you ask, "Do you
have some money?" you think that s/he probably does.] And if you ask,
"Are there chairs in the room?" you are not thinking of numbers