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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

plural and any

hello! I have 2 questions:

1) what does the rule say: after "any" am I supposed to use the plural or the singular?

2)and in this example:

I don't have any pet.

or

I don't have any pets.

thank you, bye.
  

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In most cases, use the plural. Do you have any pets? I have two brothers, but I don't have any sisters.

— BarbaraPA

  • In most cases, use the plural.
  • Do you have any pets?
  • I have two brothers, but I don't have any sisters.
  • (There is a case when you need to be emphatic that you can use the singular.
  • A: Do I have a spot on my sweater?
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In most cases, use the plural.

Do you have any pets? I have two brothers, but I don't have any sisters.

(There is a case when you need to be emphatic that you can use the singular. A: Do I have a spot on my sweater? B: Not that I can see. A: I'm sure I saw a spot just now. Look again. B: No, really, you don't have any spots. A: Are you sure? Look right there - isn't that a spot?
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