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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Any +adjective

I have a student who says things like "I'm not any tired" or "I'm not any hungry", and for me this sounds wrong, I think it should be "I'm not tired at all" or just "I'm not tired"...but I can't find the grammar rule to explain to my student why saying "I'm not any tired" is wrong! Help please!
  

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It would be plain impossible to have a grammar rule for every conceivable mistake that can be made ! Rules explain to us how to use language correctly . There may not be very much about the use of any in grammar books written by native speakers for native speakers because correct usage comes naturally to them.

— Cool Breeze

  • It would be plain impossible to have a grammar rule for every conceivable mistake that can be made !
  • Rules explain to us how to use language correctly .
  • There may not be very much about the use of any in grammar books written by native speakers for native speakers because correct usage comes naturally to them.
  • I learned from my high school grammar book that any can be followed by a noun , singular or plural : I don't have any money .
  • I don't have any books .
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It would be plain impossible to have a grammar rule for every conceivable mistake that can be made! Rules explain to us how to use language correctly. There may not be very much about the use of any in grammar books written by native speakers for native speakers because correct usage comes naturally to them.

I learned from my high school grammar book that any c
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