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Cat desk Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"any student" vs "any students" vs "any of the students"

I am at school and I want to know if any students passed the maths exam this year. Which of the following sentence should I use? And which one sounds more natural?

Here are the examples:

  1. Did any students pass the maths exam this year?
  2. Did any student pass the maths exam this year?
  3. Did any of the students pass the maths exam this year?

One more question, does the first sentence mean the same as the second sentence? Could native speakers please answer my question?

  

Top answer

There's no real difference. #1 is uncommon. Perhaps #3 is a bit more natural, but most natural, I think, is simply this.

— Clive

  • There's no real difference.
  • #1 is uncommon.
  • Perhaps #3 is a bit more natural, but most natural, I think, is simply this.
  • Did anyone pass the maths exam this year?
  • or Did anyone pass maths this year?
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There's no real difference. #1 is uncommon. Perhaps #3 is a bit more natural, but most natural, I think, is simply this.

Did anyone pass the maths exam this year?

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Did anyone pass maths this year?

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