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Use some in positive sentences Use any in negative sentences: C1 I'm going to buy some clothes. @ I'm not going to buy any clothes 1 There's some ice in the fridge. O There isn’t any milk in the fridge. 7 We made some mistakes. G1 We didn’t make any mistakes. any and some in questions In most questions (but not all) we use any (not some): 1 Is there any ice in the fridge? © Has he got any friends? Gi Do you need any help? Have you got any money? We normally use some (of any) when we offer things (Would you like ... ?) Gi A: Would you like some coffee? B: Yes, please. or when we ask for things (Can T have ... ? etc.) 1 a: Can I have some soup, please? b: Yes. Help yourself A: Can you lend me some money? B: Sure. How much do you need? some and any without a noun I didn’t take any photographs, but jane took some. (= some photographs) 1 You can have some coffee, but I don’t want any. (= any coffee) 1 T've just made some coffee, Would you like some? (= some coffee) 2 ‘Where's your luggage?” ‘I haven't got any.” (= any luggage) U ‘Are there any biscuits?’ *Yes, there are some in the kitchen. (= some biscuits) something / somebody (or someone) anything / anybody (or anyone) 0 She said something, 1 She didn’t say anything 11 I saw somebody (or someone). 11 I didn’t see anybody (or anyone) 1 Would you like something to eat? Are you doing anything tonight? 3 Somebody’ at the door. 3 Where’ Sue? Has anybody seen her? 162 .and some — Unit 68 —somebodylanything ete. — Unit 79 et Exercises 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 Write some or any. 1 T bought ....s0me... cheese, but I didn’e buy ..ONY... bread 2 I'm going to the post office. T need stamps 3 There aren't shops in this part of town, 4 Gary and Alice haven't got children. 5 Have you got brothers or sisters? 6 There are beautifal flowers in the garden, 7 Do you know good hotels in London? 8 ‘Would you like teat” “Yes, please! 9 When we were on holiday, we visited very interesting places 10 Don’t buy rice. We don’t need 11 [went out to buy oranges, but they didn't have in the shop. 12 I'm thirsty, Can I have ‘water, please? Complete the sentences. Use some or any + the words in the box. air cheese help milk questions batteries friends languages photographs _shampeo- 1 T want to wash my hair. Is there any. shampoo 2 2 The police want to talk to you. They want to ask you 3 I haven't got my camera, so I can't take 4 Do you speak foreign ? 5 Yesterday evening I went to a restaurant with of mine, 6 Can [have in my coffee, please? 7 The radio isn't working. There aren't in it, 8 [ts hot in this office. I'm going out for fresh 9A: Would you like 2 B: No, thank you. [’ve had enough to eat. 10 I can do this job alone. I don't need Complete the sentences. Use some or any. 1 Jane didn’t take any photographs, but .,. book. some... (I/take) 2 ‘Where's your luggage?” *.....|_nawen’t. got. any...) (I/not/have) 3 ‘Do you need any money? ‘No, thank you. 2 (have) 4 ‘Can you lend me some money? ‘I'm sorry, but 2 (I/not/have) 5. The tomatoes in the shop didn't look very good, so (I/not/buy) 6 There were some nice oranges in the shop, so - (buy) 7 ‘How many phone calls did you make yesterday? * 2 (/not/make) Write sumething/somebody or anything/anybody, 1 A woman stopped me and said ..... something, but I didn’t understand 2 ‘What's wrong?” “There's in my eye’ 3 Do you know about politics? 4 T went to the shop, but I didn't buy 5 has broken the window. I don't know who, 6 There isn't in the bag. Ie empty. 7 I'm looking for my keys. Has seen them? 8 Would you like to drink? 9 I didn’t eat because I wasn't hungry. 10 This is a secret. Please don’t tell The car park is empty. There aren’t any cars in the car park wet ‘There are no cars P How many cars are there in the car park? None. not (-n’t) + any C1 There aren’t any cars in the car park. 1 Tracey and Jeff haven’t got any children. @ You can have some coffee, but I don’t want any. no + noun (no cars / no garden ete,) no ... = not any or not a © There are no ears in the car park. (= there aren’t any cars) 0 We've got no coffee. (= we haven’t got any coffee) 1 It’sa nice house, but there’s no garden. (= there isn’t a garden) We use no ... especially after have (got) and there is/are negative verb + any = positive verb + no © They haven’t got any children. or They've got no children, (not They haven't got no children) 21 There isn’t any sugar in your coffee. or ‘There’s no sugar in your cofee. no and none Use no + 1100 (no money / no children etc.) 0 We've gor no money. 1 Everything was OK. There were no problems. Use none alone (without a noun): 1 ‘How much money have you got?’ ‘None? (= no money) G1 ‘Were there any problems?" ‘No, none? (= no problems) none and no-one none = 0 (zer0) no-one = nobody None is an answer for How much? / How many? (things or people): G ‘How much money have you got?” ‘None! (= no money) (1 "How many people did you meet?” ‘None’ (= no people) No-one is an answer for Who?: 5 ‘Who did you meet?’ ‘No-one’ or ‘Nobody? negatives + Unit 43. some and any -> Unit 76 anybody/nobody/nothing etc. -> Units 78-79 | Exercises Unit 77 WA 772 173 A Write these sentences again with no. 1 We haven't got any money. We've, got no, money. 2 There aren't any shops near here. There are 3. Carla hasn't gor any five time. 4 There isn’t a light in this room. Write these sentences again with any. 5 We've got no money. We haven't. got..any money. 6 There’ no milk in the fridge. 7 There are no buses today: 8 Tom has got no brothers or sisters. Write no or any. 1 There’s 00... sugar in your coffee, 2 My brother is married, but he hasn't got children. 3 Sue doesn’t speak foreign languages. 4 T'mafiaid there's coffee. Would you like some tea? 3 ‘Look at those birds!” “Birds? Where? I can't see birds? 6 ‘Do you know where Jessica i ‘No, I've got idea Write no, any or none. 7 There aren't pictures on the wall. 8 The weather was cold, but there was wind. 9 T wanted to buy some oranges, but they didn’t have in the shop. 10. Everything was correct. There were mistakes. 11 ‘How much luggage have you got?" : 12 ‘How much luggage have you got?” ‘I haven't got : Complete the sentences. Use any or no + the words in the box. answer difference friends furniture heating money problems questions. queue 1 Everything was OK. There were .W0_problems, 2 Jack and Emily would like to go on holiday, but they've got 3 T'm not going to answer 4 He's always alone. He’ got 5 There is between these two machines. They're exactly the same. 6 There wasn't in the room. It was completely empty. 7 [tried to phone you yesterday, but there was 8 The house is cold because there isn’t . 9 There was outside the cinema, so we didn’t have to wait to get our tickets Write short answers (one or two words) to these questions. Use none where necessary. 1 How many letters did you write yesterday? Two. or _Atot. or ...None. 2 How many sisters have you got? 3 How much coffee did you drink yesterday? 4 How many photographs have you taken today? 5 How many legs has a snake got?

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