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|style="background:AliceBlue;"| <span style="color:maroon;">'''negative'''</span> (-) <br />
 
|style="background:AliceBlue;"| <span style="color:maroon;">'''negative'''</span> (-) <br />
 
<span style="color:DarkTurquoise">'''neg'''</span>      · ə      · tɪv  
 
<span style="color:DarkTurquoise">'''neg'''</span>      · ə      · tɪv  
| I don't have <span style="color:maroon">'''any'''</span> time now, sorry!
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| You don't have <span style="color:maroon">'''any'''</span> fries!
 
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Revision as of 22:24, 10 May 2011

Introduction

  • One difference between "some" and "any" is quantity. Some people can mean two or three people or it can mean eight thousand...
  • "Any" means at least one.
    • onean / a (compare à l'article "un(e)" en français)
    • an + -y = any
  • "Not any" means none. Zero. Zilch.



Affirmative (+) / negative (-) / interrogative (?)

  • Dans les phrases affirmatives, on trouve presque toujours some.
  • Dans les phrases négatives, any.
  • Pour les phrases interrogatives,
    • si tu sais que quelque chose existe, emploie some
    • sinon, any.


pronunciation
example
affirmative (+)

ə · 'fɜrm · ə · tɪv

I want some chocolate.
negative (-)

neg · ə · tɪv

You don't have any fries!
interrogative (?)

ɪn · tə · 'ra:g · ə · tɪv

Do you have any new games?

May I have some chips?



Combinations

Countable vs. Uncountable