SOME or ANY

• Some is used for countable (plurals) and uncountable nouns:

Countable nouns: They have singular and plural forms:apple-applesorange- oranges• Some is used when talking of more than one

object:• Examples: I have some apples in the

refrigerator.

Uncountable nouns

• They only have singular form and need a measure unit to be counted (kilos, grams, litre, glasses, cups, etc.)

Examples:

1. Buy some sugar at the supermarket.

2. I need 2 cups of sugar to make the cake.

3. I drink one glass of water every day in the morning.

4. We bought some bread for breakfast

Positive,Negative and Questions

• We usually use any in negative sentences and questions.

• E.g.: Are there any messages for me? No, there aren´t any.

• We usually use some in affirmative sentences.

• E.g.: There are some pens in the bag.

The refrigerator

Examples

A: Is there any flour in the fridge?

B: No, there isn´t any, but there is

some in the pantry.

• There aren’t any pears but

there are some bananas.