Use some in positive sentences: Use any in negative sentences:

O I'm going to buy some clothes. O I'm not going to buy any clothes.
O There's some milk in the fridge. O There isn't any milk in the fridge.
O W e made some mistakes. We didn't make any mistakes.

any and some in questions [ Do you have |

In most questions (but not all) we use any (not some): I any money? J

O Is there any milk in the fridge?

Does he have any friends?
Do you need any help?
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We normally use some (not any) when we offer things
(Would you lik e ...?):
a: W ould you like some coffee?
b: Yes, please.

or when we ask fo r things (Can I have ... ? etc.):

a: Can I have some soup, please?
b: Yes. Help yourself.
O a: Can you lend me some money?
b: Sure. How much do you need?

some and any without a noun

I didn't take any pictures, but Jessica took some. (= some pictures)
o You can have some coffee, but I don't want any. (= any coffee)
o I've just made some coffee. W ould you like some? (= some coffee)
o 'Where's your luggage?' 'I don't have any.' (= any luggage)
o 'Are there any biscuits?' 'Yes, there are some in the kitchen.' (= some biscuits)

something / somebody (or someone) anything / anybody (or anyone)

She said something. She didn't say anything.
I saw somebody (or someone). O I didn't see anybody (or anyone).
W ould you like something to eat? Are you doing anything tonight?
Somebody's at the door. Where's Sue? Has anybody seen her?

( a and some 4 Unit 68 somebody/anything etc. 4 Unit 79

Exercises
W rite som e or any.
1 I bought.s o m e cheese, but I didn't b u y any. bread.
2 In the middle of the room there was a table a n d .................chairs.
3 There aren't.................shops in this part of town.
4 Gary and Alice don't have children.
5 Do you have brothers or sisters?
6 There a re beautiful flowers in the garden.
7 Do you k n o w ....................good hotels in London?
8 'Would you like tea?' 'Yes, please.'
9 W hen we were on holiday, we visited interesting places.
10 Don't b u y rice. We don't n eed.................
11 I went out to b u y bananas, but they didn't have in the shop.
12 I'm thirsty. Can I have water, please?

Com plete the sentences. Use som e or any + the words in the box.

a ir cheese help m ilk questions

b atteries frien d s languages p ictures sh a m p o o

1 I want to wash my hair. Is there an ysh am p p p ?

2 The police want to talk to you. They want to ask y o u ..............................................................................................
3 I had my camera, but I didn't ta k e ................................................................................................
4 Do you speak....................................... foreign.........................................................?
5 Yesterday evening I went to a restaurant w ith ............................................................................................... of mine.
6 Can I have............................................................................................... in my coffee, please?
7 The radio isn't working. There aren't............................................................................................... in it.
8 It's hot in this office. I'm going out fo r.......................................fresh..........................................................
9 a: W ould you like ............................................................................................... ?
b: N o, thank you. I've had enough to eat.
/Tu I can do this job alone. I don't n eed ................................................................................................

€31 Com plete the sentences. Use som e or any.

1 Kate didn't take any pictures, b u t... \.%Qokegme (I/take)
2 'Where's your luggage?' ' Ldon’t hava a n y ; (l/not/have)
3 'Do you need any money?' 'No, thank you................................................................................... (I/have)
4 'Can you lend me some money?' 'I'm sorry, b u t........................................................................ (l/not/have)
5 The tomatoes in the shop didn't look very good, s o .................................................................. (l/not/buy)
6 There were some nice oranges in the shop, s o ................................................................................ (I/buy)
7 'How much coffee did you drink yesterday?' '............................................................................. (l/not/drink)

j g j W rite som ething/som ebody or an ything/anyb o dy.

1 A woman stopped me and sa id ...som ething ( but I didn't understand.
2 'What's wrong?’ 'There's...............................................in my eye.'
3 Do you k n o w ............................................... about politics?
4 I went to the shop, but I didn't b u y .................................................
5 ................................................ has broken the window. I don’t know who.
6 There isn't................................................ in the bag. It's empty.
7 I'm looking for my keys. H a s................................................ seen them?
8 W ould you lik e ................................................ to drink?
9 I didn't e a t because I wasn’t hungry.
10 This is a secret. Please don't te ll.................................................

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Unit
77 Anot + any no none
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The car park is empty.

There aren't any cars

in the car park.
There are no cars

How many cars are there in the car park?

None.

not (-n't) + any

O There aren't any cars in the car park.
O Tracey and Jack don't have any children,
j You can have some coffee, but I don't want any.

no + noun (no cars / no garden etc.)

no ... = not any or not a

J There are no cars in the car park. (= there aren't any cars)
() We have no coffee. (= we don't have any coffee)
( ) It's a nice house, but there's no garden. (= there isn't a garden)
We use no ... especially after have and there is/are.

negative verb + any = positive verb + no

They don't have any children, or They have no children.
(not They don't have no children)
There isn't any sugar in your coffee, or There's no sugar in your coffee.

no and none

Use no + noun (no money / no children etc.):

We have no money.
) Everything was O K. There were no problems.

Use none alone ( without a noun):

'How much money do you have?' 'None.' (= no money)
'Were there any problems?' 'No, none.' (= no problems)

none and no-one

none = 0 (zero)
no-one = nobody

None is an answer for How much? / How many? (things or people):

a: How much money do you have?
B: None. (= no money)
O a: How many people did you meet?
b: None. (= no people)

No-one is an answer for Who?:

a: Who did you meet?
b: No-one. (or Nobody.)

164 ( negatives -» Unit 43 some and any 4 Unit 76 anybody/nobody/nothing etc. Units 78-79 )
Exercises
W rite these sentences again w ith no.
1 We don't have any money. We have no money
2 There aren't any shops near here. There a re .........................
3 Carla doesn't have any free tim e.......................................................
4 There isn't a light in this room............................................................

W rite these sentences again w ith any.

5 We have no money. W eJon;t.hayeany.m Q.ney;..............................................................................
6 There's no milk in the fridge. ...............................................................................................................................................
7 There are no buses today. ...............................................................................................................................................
8 Tom has no brothers or sisters..........................................................................................................................................................

W rite no or any.
1 There's no sugar in your coffee.
2 My brother is married, but he doesn't have................ children.
3 Sue doesn't speak foreign languages.
4 I'm afraid there's coffee. W ould you like some tea?
5 'Look at those birds!' 'Birds? Where? I can't se e birds.'
6 'Do you know where Jessica is?' 'No, I have................ idea.'

W rite no, any or none.

7 There aren't pictures on the wall.
8 The weather was cold, but there w a s .................wind.
9 I wanted to buy some oranges, but they didn't have in the shop.
10 Everything was correct. There w e re mistakes.
11 'How much luggage do you have?' '............... '
12 'How much luggage do you have?' 'I don't have................'

Com plete the sentences. Use any or no + the words in the box.

difference frien d s fu rn itu re heating idea

m oney proble m s questions queue

1 Everything was O K. There w e re no .problems.......

2 Jack and Emily would like to go on holiday,but they have.................................................................................
3 I'm not going to answ er................................................................................
4 He's always alone. He h as................................................................................
5 There is ............................................................................. between these two machines. They're exactly the same.
6 There w asn't................................................................................in the room. It was completely empty.
7 'Do you know how the accident happened?' 'No, I have.................................................................................'
8 The house is cold because there isn't................................................................................
9 We didn't have to wait to get our train tickets. There w a s ................................................................................

W rite short answers (one or two words) to these questions. Use none where necessary.
1 How many letters did you write yesterday? Two. or A lot. or Nona......
2 How many sisters do you have?................................ ........................................................................................................................
3 How much coffee did you drink yesterday? ........................................................................................................................
4 How many photos have you taken today? ........................................................................................................................
5 How many legs does a snake have?........................ ........................................................................................................................

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