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A / AN, SOME and ANY

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This document discusses the use of indefinite articles (a/an), quantifiers (some, any) in English grammar. It explains that "a" is used before consonant sounds and "an" is used before vowel sounds with singular countable nouns. "Some" is used in affirmative sentences with uncountable nouns, plural countable nouns, and in interrogative sentences when offering or requesting. "Any" is used in negative and interrogative sentences with uncountable and plural countable nouns. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of these words.

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR A / AN SOME ANY
A / AN We use A / AN with There is a boy. There is an apple singular countable nouns
A We use A before There is a boy. consonant sounds
AN We use AN before There is an apple. vowel sounds
SOME We use SOME in AFFIRMATIVE sentences with 1. uncountable nouns There is some milk. 2. plural countable nouns There are some books.
SOME Exception: We use SOME in INTERROGATIVE sentences when 1. OFFERING Would you like some bread? 2. REQUESTING Can I have some water?
ANY We use ANY in NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE sentences with 1. uncountable nouns 2. plural countable nouns There isn't any milk. Is there any milk? There aren't any books. Are there any books?
Look at the picture and make sentences using a/an, some and any and the nouns below orange apple milk sugar lemon tomato coffee carrot tea potato
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEARN ENGLISH? Because English is the second language in number of native and second language speakers in the world CHINESE ENGLISH SPANISH HINDI ARABIC FRENCH 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 SPEAKERS
So... Click here and start again to revise this lesson.

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A / AN, SOME and ANY

  • 1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR A / AN SOME ANY
  • 2. A / AN We use A / AN with There is a boy. There is an apple singular countable nouns
  • 3. A We use A before There is a boy. consonant sounds
  • 4. AN We use AN before There is an apple. vowel sounds
  • 5. SOME We use SOME in AFFIRMATIVE sentences with 1. uncountable nouns There is some milk. 2. plural countable nouns There are some books.
  • 6. SOME Exception: We use SOME in INTERROGATIVE sentences when 1. OFFERING Would you like some bread? 2. REQUESTING Can I have some water?
  • 7. ANY We use ANY in NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE sentences with 1. uncountable nouns 2. plural countable nouns There isn't any milk. Is there any milk? There aren't any books. Are there any books?
  • 8. Look at the picture and make sentences using a/an, some and any and the nouns below orange apple milk sugar lemon tomato coffee carrot tea potato
  • 9. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEARN ENGLISH? Because English is the second language in number of native and second language speakers in the world CHINESE ENGLISH SPANISH HINDI ARABIC FRENCH 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 SPEAKERS
  • 10. So... Click here and start again to revise this lesson.