Some and Any
Some and Any | Englisch Grammatik
- "Some" wird in Aussagesätzen verwendet. Es wird verwendet, um eine positive Menge oder Grad von etwas anzugeben.
- Beispiel: "I have some books on my shelf."
- "Some" kann auch in Fragen verwendet werden, wenn Angebote, Anfragen oder Vorschläge gemacht werden, insbesondere wenn der Sprecher glaubt, dass die Antwort wahrscheinlich positiv ist.
- Beispiel: "Would you like some tea?"
Verwendung von "Any (Irgendwelche)":
- "Any" wird in negativen Sätzen und Fragen verwendet,
- Beispiel in negativen Sätzen: "I don't have any money."
- Beispiel in Fragen: "Do you have any plans for the weekend?"
- "Any" kann auch in Aussagesätzen verwendet werden, um "egal welches" oder "welches auch immer" zu bedeuten.
- Beispiel: "You can choose any of these books."
Negative Formen:
- "Some" wird im Allgemeinen nicht in negativen Sätzen verwendet; stattdessen wird "any" verwendet.
- Beispiel: "I don't have any friends." (not "I don't have some friends.")
Positive Statements:
- There are some cookies left on the plate.
- She has some experience in marketing.
- Could you please bring me some water?
- He bought some flowers for his mother.
- There's some milk in the fridge.
- I don't have any siblings (brothers or sisters).
- She doesn't need any help with her homework.
- There isn't any sugar left in the container.
- We didn't find any interesting books at the library.
- He hasn't made any progress on his project.
Questions:
- Do you have any plans for the weekend?
- Would you like some coffee?
- Are there any apples in the fruit basket?
- Can you lend me some money?
- Have you seen any good movies lately?
"Some" kann auch in Fragen verwendet werden, wenn Angebote, Anfragen oder Vorschläge gemacht werden, insbesondere wenn der Sprecher glaubt, dass die Antwort wahrscheinlich positiv ist oder:
bei höfliche Fragen oder Angebote (in Polite Requests or Offers)
- Would you like some tea?
- Would you like some brochures about the trade-fair?
- Can I get you some water before we start?
- Would you like some assistance/ help?
"Any" kann auch in Aussagesätzen verwendet werden, um "egal welches" oder "welches auch immer" zu bedeuten.
- Beispiel: "You can choose any of these books."
Negative Questions:
- Don't you have any spare change?
- Isn't there any hot water left?
- Haven't you read any of the books on the list?
- Aren't there any sandwiches in the fridge?
- Wasn't there any response to your email?
Remember that the use of "some" and "any" depends on the context and whether the statement or question is affirmative or negative.
Some and Any Exercise
1. I don't have
______ siblings (brothers or sisters).
any
a) some
b) any
2. Can you lend me
______ money?
some
a) some
b) any
3. Do you have
______ plans for the weekend?
any
a) some
b) any
4. There's
______ milk in the fridge.
some
a) some
b) any
5. I have
______ experience in marketing.
some
a) some
b) any
6. Haven't you read
______ of the books on the list?
any
a) some
b) any
7. There are
______ cookies left on the plate.
some
a) some
b) any
8. She doesn't need
______ help with her homework.
any
a) some
b) any
9. Could you please bring me
______ water?
some
a) some
b) any
10. There isn't
______ sugar left in the container.
any
a) some
b) any
11. Would you like
______ coffee?
some
a) some
b) any
12. Are there
______ apples in the fruit basket?
any
a) some
b) any
13. He bought
______ flowers for his mother.
some
a) some
b) any
14. Have you seen
______ good movies lately?
any
a) some
b) any
15. Is there
______ hot water left?
any
a) some
b) any
16. Don't you have ______ spare change? any
a) some
b) any
17. Wasn't there ______ response to your email? any
a) some
b) any
18. Aren't there ______ sandwiches in the fridge? any
a) some
b) any
19. Can you lend me ______ money? some
a) some
b) any
20. There isn’t ______ hot water left. any
a) some
b) any
21. Haven't you read ______ of the books on the list? any
a) some
b) any