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I don´t understand the use and the meaning of these casses, i´ll put the explanation of my english book The use of Some/Any (Yes, very difficult) Some is used in positive sentences with plurals and uncountable nouns Examples: I have some friends Do you want some food? Any is used in...

I have gone through a lot of the old posts on the topic any . This is my understanding of any usage. Any can be followed by a plural/uncountable/singular noun. 1. When any is used in interogative or negative form, it is usually followed by a plural/uncountable noun. Does it mean that the...

Ah! You've just pointed out something rather interesting. It just occurred to me that “complaining” as used in my original sentence, could be perceived as an uncountable noun by itself followed by “negative emotion; or an adjective describing “emotion” depending on the person reading it. “In...

Pinenut wrote: Goodman wrote: Can any expert answer this question? If there are two uncountable nouns in a sentence, should we should singular / plurla verb? Ex: In the townhall meeting, there was/ were a lot of complaining and negative emotion. I know with a single uncountalbe...

1. C - enough. Some: My teacher taught me that some is not used in negative sentence. Too much: biscuits is a plural noun, so cannot use much . Also, I've never seen too much in a negative situation. A lot: I dont know, but I won't use. 2. A - any. No: no = not any. We have...

"Some" is generally used for affirmative statements. 1. I'm going to buy some stuff at Costco. 2. There's some dirt on the carpet. 3. We had some people over for dinner last night. 4. There are some guests complaining about the service. "Any" is generally used in negative statements. ...

Hello, Salam When you are dealing with countable nouns, you use the plural form after "any". This, however, is a very broad statement, and there are several exceptions. But if you want to make sure you are writing/saying the correct thing, it's safe to follow this rule, at least until you...