Tham khảo tài liệu 'devoloping grammar in context phần 7', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Some and any Some and any come before plural and uncountable nouns. Some means a number of . Compare I saw some monkeys a number of monkeys There are monkeys in most parts of India no article the monkeys are impossible to count . Some is typically used in statements and questions I drove into town and noticed there were some new traffic lights. Have you got some letters for me Any is typically used in questions and negatives including never Were there any people Is there any more There weren t any other cars. I never eat any breakfast. In questions and offers we use some sam when we expect the answer to be yes and any when there is a possibility that the answer will be no . Compare Would you like some biscuits 1 expect you to say yes Are there any biscuits perhaps there aren t any Stressed some SAID means not all I like some jazz music not all jazz music Stressed any can mean it doesn t matter which You can put any vegetables in this dish. Much many and lots of a lot of Much and many are usually used in questions and negative sentences. We use much with uncountable nouns and many with plural countable nouns How much time have we got There aren t many people here are there We use lots of in spoken English and a lot of in spoken and written English with plural and uncountable nouns. They can be in positive and negative sentences and questions He s had a lot of accidents. There s lots of coffee left. We haven t got a lot of time. Are there lots of people in your class a few and a little We use a few with plural countable nouns and a little with uncountable nouns. A Jew and a little mean a small amount. Few and little are similar in meaning to not many and not much and usually suggest that the small amount is some kind of problem. Compare He explained the situation and a few people understood it. neutral He explained the situation but few people understood it. it was a problem Only a little few also have negative meanings Is there any milk left Only a little. 2 .
