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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Any animals - Any animal

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01b00Some animals seem very intelligent because they use all of their intelligence, all of their grey matter. But they are still less intelligent than any 01font00humans.02font02br
00Some people seem very stupid because they waste most of their intelligence, most of their grey matter. But they are still more intelligent than any 01font00animals.02font02b02br
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00Is there something wrong with those sentences? I'm not sure about the parts in blue. I'm always having trouble with the choice of the singlular or the plural after "any"... human or humas, animal or animals?02br
00Thanks 050010id1
  

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0 Hi Kooyeen02br 02br 00You can use the singular when you mean "any one human/animal. 0-

— Yankee

  • 0 Hi Kooyeen02br 02br 00You can use the singular when you mean "any one human/animal.
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0 Hi Kooyeen02br
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00You can use the singular when you mean "any one human/animal. It doesn't matter which one you choose or consider because each one will be the same."02br
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01i00I couldn't find the definition of that word in any dictionary.02i00 = I looked in ten different dictionaries and tha
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0There weren't/wasn't any signs/sign before the bombing in Bali.02br
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00Amy, according to your explanation, 'sign' is correct but what about 'signs'? 02br
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0 Thank you Amy.02br
00Yes, I see. After reading my sentences again, it is clear I should have chosen the singular. 01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite10There weren't/wasn't any signs/sign before the bombing in Bali.12br
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10Amy, according to your explanation, 'sign' is correct but what about 'signs'?12br

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0 Hi New2grammar02br
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00What I was trying to describe is connected with a single choice among things in a clearly named group of things. As an illustration of what I'm talking about, I don't really feel comfortable with your sentence as it is worded. 02br
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001- Before the Bali bombings, there wasn't a single sign of impending disaster.02br
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0Amy,02br
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00Sorry can't help it but ask. Is it true that "any" could be used in certain plural context?02br
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00In many inter-office menos, at the closing, people tend to say 01font00"please let me know if you have any question02font01font00s02font00", and the aut
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01b00Any has several meanings. So far you've only discussed meaning number one. With meanings 2 it can be used with plurals.02b02p

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01b00Any: From Merriam-Webster02b02p

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01b00102b00:00 one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind:00 01b00a02b00:00 one o

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0 Hi Goodman02br
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01font00"00Please let me know if you have any 01b00question02b02font01b00s02b00" is standard. 0-
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Hi,

Could you please tell me about this sentence? Is it completely correct?

"Do you know any buldings need a humidity controller?"

Isn't this sentence better:

"Do you know that any bulding needs a humidity controller?"
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Hi,

Could you please tell me about this sentence? Is it completely correct?

"Do you know any buldings need a humidity controller?"

Isn't this sentence better:

"Do you know that any bulding needs a humidity controller?"

You need to say
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You can say

Do you know if any buildings need a humidity controller?

CJ
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