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Meg2589 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Any+singular or plural noun?

Could anybody please explain the use of singular or plural noun following "any"? I have seen its use with both singular and plural nouns. For example, "any informations, any vacancies, any advice, any help".
I think [ANY + countable noun (plural)]
and [ANY + noncountable noun] <---- e.g. "any help" etc.
Am I right?
regards,
Meg
  

Top answer

[ANY + noncountable noun] Yes, possible. [ANY + countable noun singular] Yes, possible. [ANY + countable noun plural] Yes, possible.

  • [ANY + noncountable noun] Yes, possible.
  • [ANY + countable noun singular] Yes, possible.
  • [ANY + countable noun plural] Yes, possible.
  • For the first one, you have no choice.
  • (By the way, "information" is noncountable in English.
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[ANY + noncountable noun] Yes, possible.
[ANY + countable noun singular] Yes, possible.
[ANY + countable noun plural] Yes, possible.

For the first one, you have no choice. (By the way, "information" is noncountable in English. There is no word "informations".)
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Thank you very much CalifJim for your help!

[ANY + countable noun singular]
[ANY + countable noun plural]

Now I understand this. Actually I used to think that [ANY + countable noun plural] was wrong. But now the use of ANY is clear to me.

And for the word "informations", thanks for catching my mistake.
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[ANY + countable noun plural] is not at all wrong. I'm glad you don't think so anymore!Emotion: smile
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Thanks CalifJim for your help.
Actually I am a non-native speaker of English. The problem with non-native speakers is they translate their language to English and sometimes what we think is correct in our own language may not be correct while translating. In my language, we don't use ANY with plural noun. And there are many other examples like ANY.
I am glad that with the help of fri
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0The problem with non native speakers could be because of the translation from their native languages. It could also because of the fact that most of the non native speakers think in their native languages when they have to speak and try to put words in english that would be of close match. If we start thinking in English, the problem can be resolve I guess.02br
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Do you have any questions?
Do you have any question?

Any difference between the two sentences meaningwise?
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Calif,

You said that the choice between

ANY + plural countablenoun or

ANY + singular countable noun

depends on context. I hope you could explain more.

I have two examples to start with. The teacher explains a lesson and then says:

a. Clear! Any questoins?

b. Clear! Any question?

Any difference between them?

Anothe
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a. Clear! Any questoins? << more idiomatic; use this one

b. Clear! Any question?

a. Do you have any pens? << more idiomatic; use this one

b. Do you have any pen?

In questions and negations, and perhaps in general, a (an) is usually used with the singular -- not any.

Do you have a question?
Do you have
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HI CALIFJIM

I'M A NON NATIVE SPEAKER AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANY+COUNTABLE SINGULAR NOUNS IF YOU MIND ANSWER IT.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO SENTENCES.

IS THERE ANY PARK NEAR HERE ?(IS THIS TRUE?)

ARE THERE ANY PARKS NEAR HERE?(I WAS TOUGHT THIS FORM)

OR

IS THERE A PARK NEAR HERE?

FOR NOW THANKS
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Please don't post in capitals. It means that you are screaming at me.

1. Is there a park near here?

2. Is there any park near here?

3. Are there any parks near here?

All three are possible, and they all mean the same thing.

In 1 you are asking in a very neutral way if there is a park nearby. This is probably the most common way of asking the question

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