We use any in a positive sentence when the real sense is negative.

I have no homework to do so let's go out.

I don't have $1 and I don't have $10 and I don't have $1,000,000. The general rule is that we use some and no in positive (+) sentences and any in question (?) and negative (-) sentences. So it's a quantity from 1 to infinity (∞). Normally it is 'medium'.Īny is also an unspecified quantity. The quantifiers some, any and no are a kind of determiner. We cannot use countable singular nouns alone.Grammar : Determiners : Quantifiers : some, any, no some, any, no They precede the nouns and are used in undefined expressions.Ī / an is used only with countable singular nouns. Those who start with the consonant letter have “a” tag at the beginning of the word, and nouns that begin with a vowel that will have ”an” tag at the beginning of the word. A / an is usually used when expressing what an object is. This and these represent the relative, that and those represent the remote. That and this are used with singular, those and these plural nouns. They are words used to indicate something.

My aim is to study harder this for exam.

My, your, his, our, their, its are possessive adjectives.

I want to write an essay about life of my father.

In some long descriptions, “of” can also be used for people.

Environmental pollution is the city’ s biggest problem.

Organization names, country, city names can receive -s tag. The -s tag can sometimes be used for inanimate beings.

The -s tag or ‘of’ is used to declare ownership. Usually, the ‘s’ tag is used for living beings and the ‘of’ is being used for lifeless beings. The other point is, little / a little is be used with uncountable nouns. How many people were there at the party?įew / a few are used with countable plural nouns.How many, how much questions are used when asking quantity. Yes, there is many people in the wedding.The word of “some” is used with countable plural or uncountable nouns. When used with countable nouns, it means a few, and when used with uncountable nouns, it gives a little meaning. A lot of / lots of is used with countable plural or uncountable nouns. Are there any wild animals in this forest?.

Generally, the word of “any” is used in questions and negative sentences. The word “many” is used only with plural and “much” is used with uncountable nouns. Many, Much, Any, Some, A lot of, Lots ofĪny, some, a lot of / lots of are used with both countable plural and uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form and they are being used with a singular verb. Single words can not be used with these expressions. Quantifiers are separated into countable and uncountable.Ĭountable nouns are used as singular or plural. Words like ‘one’, ‘many’, ‘much’, ‘some’ is examples of quantifiers.

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