Saturday, December 17, 2011

Any Negatives and Some Positives


Have you ever been confused between the determiners any and some? Well, here’s a little trick: if the statement is positive, we use some (“Could you get me some water?”). On the other hand, if the statement is negative, we use any (“Sorry, I do not have any.”). However, any can also be used in a positive statement if it comes after a word with a negative or limiting meaning (“That network rarely gives any bad news.”). Some and any are also used to state questions answerable by yes or no.

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  1. Yeah. I noticed that too. When I first checked the blog, I never saw yours and so, I started constructing mine on MSWord. But when I was about to post it, I saw yours and I was like "Oh. <|3". :( I didn't have any time left to make another one so I still posted it. I guess there is no problem having the same topic. Anyway, I didn't copy yours.

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  2. Don't worry Kersteine. Your post is still helpful. :)) Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Your post really helps me understand the determiners any and some.

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