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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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any

1font00Do you have any book?02font02br
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01font00Do have any books?02font02br
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00Do both sound ok to you? Please advise.02br
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0 No, the second sentence isn't good English, I'm afraid. 02br 02br 00The first sentence is grammatically correct, although 'any' is normally followed by a plural noun. 0-

— Conchita57

  • 0 No, the second sentence isn't good English, I'm afraid.
  • 02br 02br 00The first sentence is grammatically correct, although 'any' is normally followed by a plural noun.
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0 No, the second sentence isn't good English, I'm afraid. If you meant 'Do 01i00you 02i00have any books', then it's fine.02br
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00The first sentence is grammatically correct, although 'any' is normally followed by a plural noun. Also, the sentence seems a bit unlikely, as it refers to one book only -- you're suggesting that someone might have only
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01cite10Lcchang12cite11font10Do you have any book11b11font10s12font12b10?12font12br
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11font10Do11b11font10 you12font12b10 have any b
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0 Hi guys,02br
00sorry for my lame question, but since we are talking about "any", I was wondering:02br
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00you say 01b00"Do you have any books?"02b02br
00but shoud I say 01b00"Have you found the definition in any books?"02b00 or 01b00"...any book?"02b02br
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00Thank
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01cite10Philip12cite11blockquote
11cite20Lcchang22cite22br
21font20Do you have any book21b21font20s22font22b20?22font22br
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21font20Do21b
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01cite10Philip12cite11blockquote
11cite20Lcchang22cite21font20Do you have any book21b21font20s22font22b20?22font22br
22br
21font20Do21b21font
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0Bird,02br
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00'A' only becomes 'an' in front of a 01b00vowel02b00. A countable noun is correct.0-
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0 Sorry, I thought it was 01b00un02b00countable. You are right.0-
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi guys,12br
10sorry for my lame question, but since we are talking about "any", I was wondering:12br
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10you say 11b10"Do you have any books?"12b12br
10but shoud I say 11b10"Have you found the definition in any books?"12b10 or
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0Let ask one more, please.02br
02br
01font01b00Are any of the paintings for sale?02b02font02br
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01font01b00Is any of the paintings for sale?02b02font02br
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00Do both sound good?02br
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1font00They didn't invite any of us.02font02br
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00Does "any of us" here mean "some of us" or "any one of us" ? Please advise.02br
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