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Klavier Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Leaving out some and any
Is it possible to leave out some and any in these sentences?:
We had some problems with the car.
We had problems with the car.
Would you like some wine?
Would you like wine?
I haven't got any money.
I haven't got money.
Have you got any brothers and sisters?
Have you got brothers and sisters?
As I'm a native spanish speaker, I wonder if this is possible and when, what's the difference between them and is there any rule to leave out these words? for some in positive and interrogatives and for any in negatives and interrogatives sentences.
We had some problems with the car.
We had problems with the car.
Would you like some wine?
Would you like wine?
I haven't got any money.
I haven't got money.
Have you got any brothers and sisters?
Have you got brothers and sisters?
As I'm a native spanish speaker, I wonder if this is possible and when, what's the difference between them and is there any rule to leave out these words? for some in positive and interrogatives and for any in negatives and interrogatives sentences.
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Hola Latin, Welcome to English Forums. I hope you find answers to all your questions here. All your sample sentences are correct, but the ones with 'some/any' are more colloquial, while the ones without sound rather formal.
- Hola Latin, Welcome to English Forums.
- I hope you find answers to all your questions here.
- All your sample sentences are correct, but the ones with 'some/any' are more colloquial, while the ones without sound rather formal.
- 'Some/any' are used to suggest indefiniteness, and the speaker's use of these words offers more latitude to the listener for his response or interpretation; hence, using 'some/any' has a 'friendlier' tone-- it is more 'communicatively generous'.
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Hola Latin,
Welcome to English Forums. I hope you find answers to all your questions here.
All your sample sentences are correct, but the ones with 'some/any' are more colloquial, while the ones without sound rather formal. 'Some/any' are used to suggest indefiniteness, and the speaker's use of these words offers more latitude to the listener for his response or interpretatio
Welcome to English Forums. I hope you find answers to all your questions here.
All your sample sentences are correct, but the ones with 'some/any' are more colloquial, while the ones without sound rather formal. 'Some/any' are used to suggest indefiniteness, and the speaker's use of these words offers more latitude to the listener for his response or interpretatio
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Latin,
Here are my opinions. I look foward to what others have to say.
We had some problems with the car.
We had problems with the car.
Both are okay. I prefer the second because it is shorter.
Would you like some wine?
Would you like wine?
It would depend on whether the guest already had guest. If the guest already had wine, th
Here are my opinions. I look foward to what others have to say.
We had some problems with the car.
We had problems with the car.
Both are okay. I prefer the second because it is shorter.
Would you like some wine?
Would you like wine?
It would depend on whether the guest already had guest. If the guest already had wine, th
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Thanks Mr Micawber and moutainhiker, the explanation is clear, I guess the attitude here is important. I was worried because english grammar books don't tell these things and I thought that I was committing a violation of some rule, cause I never see o hear ex like these: "I'm not goig to answer questions" it's always "I'm not going to answers ANY questions" or with the expressions with there + b
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Latin,
I hope you don't mind my saying this, but the word is not "doubts"!
If you are Hispanic, you are probably translati
I hope you don't mind my saying this, but the word is not "doubts"!
If you are Hispanic, you are probably translati
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