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JesterLegacy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Any, some and a lot
I've heard people say sentences such as: There is a lot of food there. Shouldn't it be "There are a lot" instead?
Same goes for any. Which one is correct? Is it there isn't any or there aren't any?
I've also seen people use "some" the same way as those two. I know that it depends on the context, but are both "There are some fishes left" and "There is some fish left" correct?
Same goes for any. Which one is correct? Is it there isn't any or there aren't any?
I've also seen people use "some" the same way as those two. I know that it depends on the context, but are both "There are some fishes left" and "There is some fish left" correct?
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No, There is a lot of food there is correct. Food is an uncountable. You use singular conjugations for uncountables.
- No, There is a lot of food there is correct.
- Food is an uncountable.
- You use singular conjugations for uncountables.
- Both there aren't any and there isn't any are correct.
- Use aren't any for countables and isn't any for uncountables.
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No, There is a lot of food there is correct. Food is an uncountable. You use singular conjugations for uncountables.
Both there aren't any and there isn't any are correct. Use aren't any for countables and isn't any for uncountables.
The same goes for some. Plural conjugations for countables and singular conjugations for uncountables.
Both there aren't any and there isn't any are correct. Use aren't any for countables and isn't any for uncountables.
The same goes for some. Plural conjugations for countables and singular conjugations for uncountables.
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