Alex+  +  575925 Mon, 13 Oct 08 01:09 PM Should I use “some / any” in the following sentences? 1. There was (some) rain this morning. 2. There was (some) heavy rain yesterday. 3. There wasn’t (any) rain in that month. 4. There wasn’t (any) snow in the winter. 5. The winter was without (any) snow. Thank you in advance. Alex+ Joined on Wed, Apr 11 2007 Full Member 301

	Grammar Geek  +  575926 Mon, 13 Oct 08 01:19 PM You've used some and any correctly in each, and each reads more naturally with those words included.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,665 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	RayH  +  575968 Mon, 13 Oct 08 04:26 PM Alex+ “What about #6 and #7?” They are both fine. RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.

	Alex+  +  576121 Tue, 14 Oct 08 05:31 AM Caould you answer one more question? Is "some" used in these sentances? Thank you in advance. 1. There will be (some) fog tomorrow. 2. There was (some) fog this morning. 3. There were (some) wolves in forest. 4. There’re (some) foxes in the forest. 5. There’re (some) dolphins in the sea. Alex+

	Grammar Geek  +  576268 Tue, 14 Oct 08 03:37 PM Some is not needed in those, and in fact, indicates a "smallness" in the quantity. It was foggy this morning = There was fog this morning. It was a little foggy this morning = There was some fog this morning. There are wolves in that forest=Wolves exist in that forest=That forest has wolves in it (so be careful!) There are some wolves in that forsest=That forest has a few wolves. I wouldn't use the contraction There're. They are = They're is pronounced like "there." In speech, we may slur together "there're" but it's not one that's commonly written.   Grammar Geek Contractions