IBPS English Syllabus: What Everybody Ought to Know About SOME and ANY
IBPS English Syllabus: What Everybody Ought to Know About SOME and ANY
1. We use “some” in a positive statement and “any” in a negative statement or a question.
2. We use both “some” and “any” with countable or uncountable nouns.
3. We use “some” in a question if it is an invitation or a request.
4. We join “some” and “any” with “one”, “body” or “thing” to form positive sentences and negative sentences respectively.
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Usage of Some and Any Examples:
1. I have a sister. / I don’t have a sister. / Do you have any sister?
2. He bought some oranges. / He spent sometime looking for his lost wallet. / There aren’t any eggs on sale here. / There isn’t any tea in the kettle.
3. Would you like to drink some milk? Can you do something for me?
4. Someone has taken my book. / Anyone could have taken it./ There’s somebody waiting to see you. / Has anybody seen the film? / I want something to eat. / Would you like anything else to eat?
Some and Any Usage Exercises
Complete the following sentences with: anyone, anything, some, someone, something.
1. Can _____ here cook spaghetti?
2. He bought ____ flowers for ____ special to him.
3. I wouldn’t work for them again for _____ .
4. She does not want ____ to eat, only ____ she likes to eat.
5. Has _____ seen the headmistress? There’s _____ asking for her.
6. Employers often look for _____ with _____ work experience.
7. I think it is all right to politely ask ___ to do ___.
8. Would you like _____ else to eat?
9. She was upset about _____ and refused to talk to _____ .
10. Have you ever bought _____ online?
Answers
1. anyone 2. someone 3. anything 4. anything, something 5. anyone, someone 6. someone,some 7. someone, something 8. anything 9. something,anyone 10.anything
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