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Quantity 1 - Some/ any / no

USE
1) We use SOME with positive statements. Example: There's some tea in
cupboard.
2) Some is used with countable and uncountable nouns.
3) ANY and NO are used in negative statements. Example: She hasn't
got any money. He didn't buy any apples.
4) We use NO when we are talking about possessing. Example: she's got
no money
5) We use NO when indicating something: There are no apples in that
shop today.
6) ANY and NO are used with countable and uncountable nouns.
7) We use ANY with questions. Example: Have you got any milk? Are
there any oranges in that shop?
8) When you are offering something or expect the answer to be YES,
you can use SOME for questions. Example: Would you like some tea?
9) There is no need to repeat the noun. Example: Could you lend me
some milk? I'm sorry, I haven't got any. We know that the second
speaker is referring to milk.
10) For general use, we use SOMEBODY / SOMEONE, ANYBODY / ANYONE,
SOMETHING / ANYTHING.
11) SOME/ANY/NO + OF + DETERMINER: when there is a determiner (the,
his, her, our, my, your, this, that, etc.) before a noun, we put OF
after SOME or ANY, and instead of NO, we use NONE. Example: Some of
the students were late for the exam. None of his friends came to the
party.

Exercise:
Fill in the gaps with SOME or ANY:
1) Could I have … milk, please?
2) … people don't eat meat.
3) We didn't have … snow in England last year.
4) Would you like … cake?
5) They haven't sold … tickets for the concert.
6) We looked at … pictures, but we didn't buy …
7) Have you got … chocolate?
8) He heard a noise, but he couldn't see …body.

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