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• Would you like some ketchup to go with your fries? • We don’t have any olives. • I really want some striped socks. • Do you have any wrapping paper? • Let’s go have some fun. • I’ve never heard of any of these artists. • Chris found some wild strawberries growing by the side of the road. • Do we have any jam or are we all out? Decide whether you have to use some or any: • Is there _______ milk left? • There is _______ juice in the bottle. • Do you have _______ coffee? • I don’t have _______ money left. • She has _______ money. • Do you know _______ of these singers? • I don’t know _______ of them. • I know _______ of them. Answers: • any • some • any • any • some • any • any • some

Before a noun with a determiner (articles, demonstratives and possessive pronouns), we use some of. If there is no determiner we use some. • Some of my friends live abroad. (NOT Some my friends live abroad.) • I have bought some apples. (NOT I have bought some of apples.) • Some people want a new system. (NOT Some of people want a new system.) Some of is also used before a pronoun. • Some of us want a new system. (NOT Some us want a new system.) Nouns can be dropped after some, if the meaning is clear. • I have bought too many chocolates. You can have some. (OR You can have some of them.) Some with singular countable noun With a singular countable noun, some can refer to an unknown person or thing. • Some idiot has let the cat in. • There must be some job for me. • She is living in some city in Japan. Some can mean ‘quite a’ in informal American English. • It was some evening! (= It was quite an evening.) Some can also be used to suggest that we do not think much of somebody or something. • I don’t want to waste the rest of my life doing some boring jobs. • She is going to marry some farmer in Kenya. Some can be used with a number to suggest that the number is an impressive one. • We have already sold some twenty thousand copies of this book.

Donated items may be dropped off at 6 1 O Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 between the hours of 7:30am-4pm every day of the week, including weekends and holidays. We will offer you a donation receipt for your tax records when you drop off your items. After building hours of operation, please refrain from leaving donations outside of the building. We ask you to hold on to your items and deliver them when we are open. Thank you. SOME cannot accept any opened food products or items with expired dates. Please coordinate with our Director of In-Kind Services, JaVon Hansknecht at Food Drives: Organizing a food drive can be simple and fun as an effective way to help SOME combat hunger in our community. Consider organizing a food drive in your neighborhood or school, place of worship, or workplace. Every item collected does make a difference! If you are having a large food drive that may require pick-up service, please coordinate with our Director of In-Kind Services, JaVon Hansknecht at SOME distributes new and gently-used clothing donations, free of charge, for men, women, and children. Clothing should be appropriate for the season in which they are dropped off, should be laundered, and free of tears and/or stains. It is a great help to us if men’s, women’s, and children’s items are bagged separately. Our greatest need is for men’s clothing and (new) underwear for men and women. Clothing Wish List: Making Emergency Hygiene Kits and Feminine Product Packs: If you or your group ar...

In this post, you’re going to learn how to avoid common mistakes when using ‘ any’ in English. You’ll also learn the difference between ‘ some’ and ‘ any’. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “SOME” AND “ANY” Common Mistakes with ANY in English I often hear English students make this mistake: “Do you have any pets?” “No, any.” Using ‘ any’ here is incorrect because ‘ any’ and words that begin with ‘ any’ (anyone, anybody, anywhere, etc.) are not negative. So we say, There are some exceptions to this rule, and we’ll discuss those below. How to Use ANY in English We use ‘ any’ in negative sentences (with doesn’t, don’t, didn’t, etc.) and with words that have a negative meaning, such as ‘never’, ‘without’, ‘refuse’, etc. So we can say, “He never says anything .” “We didn’t stop anywhere .” “They did it without any difficulty.” “She refused to give him any attention.” We also use ‘ any’ in most questions, and often with ‘if’. For example, “Did anyone understand this?” “Do you know any good bars?” “Have you seen any good movies lately?” “If they need any help, tell them to call me.” How to Use SOME in English We generally use ‘ some’ and words that start with ‘ some’ (someone, somebody, etc.) in affirmative sentences. So we can say, “There is someone at the door.” “He has some interesting stories.” We use ‘ some’ when we don’t care about the quantity or the amount. For example, “There’s some spaghetti sauce on your face.” We also use ‘ some’ when something or someone is unknown or unfamilia...

• Would you like some ketchup to go with your fries? • We don’t have any olives. • I really want some striped socks. • Do you have any wrapping paper? • Let’s go have some fun. • I’ve never heard of any of these artists. • Chris found some wild strawberries growing by the side of the road. • Do we have any jam or are we all out? Decide whether you have to use some or any: • Is there _______ milk left? • There is _______ juice in the bottle. • Do you have _______ coffee? • I don’t have _______ money left. • She has _______ money. • Do you know _______ of these singers? • I don’t know _______ of them. • I know _______ of them. Answers: • any • some • any • any • some • any • any • some

In this post, you’re going to learn how to avoid common mistakes when using ‘ any’ in English. You’ll also learn the difference between ‘ some’ and ‘ any’. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “SOME” AND “ANY” Common Mistakes with ANY in English I often hear English students make this mistake: “Do you have any pets?” “No, any.” Using ‘ any’ here is incorrect because ‘ any’ and words that begin with ‘ any’ (anyone, anybody, anywhere, etc.) are not negative. So we say, There are some exceptions to this rule, and we’ll discuss those below. How to Use ANY in English We use ‘ any’ in negative sentences (with doesn’t, don’t, didn’t, etc.) and with words that have a negative meaning, such as ‘never’, ‘without’, ‘refuse’, etc. So we can say, “He never says anything .” “We didn’t stop anywhere .” “They did it without any difficulty.” “She refused to give him any attention.” We also use ‘ any’ in most questions, and often with ‘if’. For example, “Did anyone understand this?” “Do you know any good bars?” “Have you seen any good movies lately?” “If they need any help, tell them to call me.” How to Use SOME in English We generally use ‘ some’ and words that start with ‘ some’ (someone, somebody, etc.) in affirmative sentences. So we can say, “There is someone at the door.” “He has some interesting stories.” We use ‘ some’ when we don’t care about the quantity or the amount. For example, “There’s some spaghetti sauce on your face.” We also use ‘ some’ when something or someone is unknown or unfamilia...

Donated items may be dropped off at 6 1 O Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 between the hours of 7:30am-4pm every day of the week, including weekends and holidays. We will offer you a donation receipt for your tax records when you drop off your items. After building hours of operation, please refrain from leaving donations outside of the building. We ask you to hold on to your items and deliver them when we are open. Thank you. SOME cannot accept any opened food products or items with expired dates. Please coordinate with our Director of In-Kind Services, JaVon Hansknecht at Food Drives: Organizing a food drive can be simple and fun as an effective way to help SOME combat hunger in our community. Consider organizing a food drive in your neighborhood or school, place of worship, or workplace. Every item collected does make a difference! If you are having a large food drive that may require pick-up service, please coordinate with our Director of In-Kind Services, JaVon Hansknecht at SOME distributes new and gently-used clothing donations, free of charge, for men, women, and children. Clothing should be appropriate for the season in which they are dropped off, should be laundered, and free of tears and/or stains. It is a great help to us if men’s, women’s, and children’s items are bagged separately. Our greatest need is for men’s clothing and (new) underwear for men and women. Clothing Wish List: Making Emergency Hygiene Kits and Feminine Product Packs: If you or your group ar...

Before a noun with a determiner (articles, demonstratives and possessive pronouns), we use some of. If there is no determiner we use some. • Some of my friends live abroad. (NOT Some my friends live abroad.) • I have bought some apples. (NOT I have bought some of apples.) • Some people want a new system. (NOT Some of people want a new system.) Some of is also used before a pronoun. • Some of us want a new system. (NOT Some us want a new system.) Nouns can be dropped after some, if the meaning is clear. • I have bought too many chocolates. You can have some. (OR You can have some of them.) Some with singular countable noun With a singular countable noun, some can refer to an unknown person or thing. • Some idiot has let the cat in. • There must be some job for me. • She is living in some city in Japan. Some can mean ‘quite a’ in informal American English. • It was some evening! (= It was quite an evening.) Some can also be used to suggest that we do not think much of somebody or something. • I don’t want to waste the rest of my life doing some boring jobs. • She is going to marry some farmer in Kenya. Some can be used with a number to suggest that the number is an impressive one. • We have already sold some twenty thousand copies of this book.