Difference between revisions of "Some - any"

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|style="background:AliceBlue;"| <span style="color:maroon;">'''affirmative'''</span> (+) <br />
 
|style="background:AliceBlue;"| <span style="color:maroon;">'''affirmative'''</span> (+) <br />
 
ə      · <span style="color:DarkTurquoise">''''fɜrm'''</span>    ·  ə    · tɪv  
 
ə      · <span style="color:DarkTurquoise">''''fɜrm'''</span>    ·  ə    · tɪv  
| I want <span style="color:maroon">'''some'''</span> chocolate.
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| I have got <span style="color:maroon">'''some'''</span> pennies, but I need a dollar!
  
 
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Revision as of 22:26, 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 have got some pennies, but I need a dollar!
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