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4S0 Correct use of words in English: 1) Some: It is used to express a quantity or amount. For Example: | will buy some mangoes. “He has’some interesting Stories.”” eb share > We also use ‘some’ when something or someone is unknown or unfamiliar. So, we can say, For Example: “Some guy called for you while you were gone. Here's” his number.” Some is used in questions which are offers, requests or which expects the answer yes. For Example: 1) Will you have some ice-cream? (Offer) 2) Could you lend me some money? (Request) 3) Did you buy.some clothes? > Use of ANY: We also use ‘any’ in most questions, and often with ‘if. > For example, : >. “Have you seen any good movies lately?” > “if they need any help, tell them to call me.” We car-use ‘any’ in affirmative sentences when there’s a sense of no limitation 7 For example: “Anyone who works here can help you.” ¢ ee ced ml | This means that it peat atte who you asks because everyone. Who. works | here can nee you. 4 Pee | | aT © Use of Each: IR > Each is used when eferring to one individual (person ¢ I in a group of two or more. | | 1 | | For Example: They each h ave their om car. VI | > My brothers lost | bet and paid $25 each. | ! i '| 1 II I i! i j | > Use of Every: Every isjalso a determiner. When you want toem| the group as a whole rather than the individuals i in the group, reo] >. For Examples: Every seat was taken. | Bey > We enjoyed the entire|movie. | | > Every is also used to indicate how often adinethihg occurs. || | > For Example: The train ‘ 1] off stops every, 30 minutes to let passen, together: |' ' | > For Example:She knew both my children, >) We both prefer st music. | > She looked at: both of us. | | > Use Of Both; We us: ; both to rete to two things or peop! | | i I i “i r thing hasize Every. gers | > Neither: “Neither” is used in the same sentence as “nor” to show something is not true or doesn’t happen out of two or more people, actions, things, ideas, or qualities. Neither...Nor (‘not this one and not that one’) is used in negative constructions: > For example:“Neither Mr. Smith nor Mrs. Jones came to the . meeting.” > Ihave neither the time nor the patience to listen to your stories. \ do not have the time and I do not have the patience to listen to your stories. > Use of Either: Either...Or (‘one or another’) is used in affirmative sentences to offer a choice between two possibilities, orto express a cause-effect relationship. : > For Example: Either you tell me everything you know, or I'll take you to court. You have two options: you tell me everything you know, or I'll take you to court. > Use of this and that: We can use this and that as pronouns to refer to people when we want to identify ourselves or others, or * to ask the identity of other speakers: > For Example: Linda, this is my mother, Anne. Is that your brother ~ over there? : > Use of A little:Some though not much. ¢ | Ee | | | |: i ‘alittle hope of his recovery, a little appreciation of good; poetry. | iol i | | Use of A few: We “F a few with plural countable houns > For Example: We ct afew days in Florence and wisited the museums. > At that time few people travelled who didi’t have to. > She saves a little maney every month. | i| | | |

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