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Redkiddy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
some-much
I must have read it in some book . what does "some " mean here?
There were some four hundred people at the concert. "some" seems "about" here ?
I don't see much of them these days? Can you tell me an example of the subject-substance here?(them)
Do you go to the cinema much? Why we didnt use "many", going to cinema is countable,I think.
Difference:
Have you got some friends in Britain?---------------Have you got any friends in Britain?
I dont like some pop music. ----------------------I dont like any pop music.
There were some four hundred people at the concert. "some" seems "about" here ?
I don't see much of them these days? Can you tell me an example of the subject-substance here?(them)
Do you go to the cinema much? Why we didnt use "many", going to cinema is countable,I think.
Difference:
Have you got some friends in Britain?---------------Have you got any friends in Britain?
I dont like some pop music. ----------------------I dont like any pop music.
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some 400 = about 400 not to see much of sy = you rarely see, or have not seen them recently to think much of sg is an idiom. ) I dont like any pop music. Yes
- some 400 = about 400 not to see much of sy = you rarely see, or have not seen them recently to think much of sg is an idiom.
- ) I dont like any pop music.
- Yes
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some 400 = about 400
not to see much of sy = you rarely see, or have not seen them recently
to think much of sg is an idiom.
1" Have you got some friends in Britain?" Not correct
2 "Have you got any friends in Britain?" OK
"I dont like some pop music." No (do not use some in negative sentences.)
I dont like any pop music. Yes
not to see much of sy = you rarely see, or have not seen them recently
to think much of sg is an idiom.
1" Have you got some friends in Britain?" Not correct
2 "Have you got any friends in Britain?" OK
"I dont like some pop music." No (do not use some in negative sentences.)
I dont like any pop music. Yes
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According to a grammar book there is a difference in the last two sentences.
And ""much of them" ,what is them here?what matter-substance?
And ""much of them" ,what is them here?what matter-substance?
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"According to a grammar book there is a difference in the last two sentences."
the difference is that one is correct but not the other;)
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1." Have you got some friends in Britain?" Not correct
2. "Have you got any friends in Britain?" OK
Hi Inchoaknowledge,
I think number 1 is also ok.
When you use in this sentence some, you expect someone to have a few friends. I mean that you think the man has a few friends.
But, in number 2, you expect someone to have very few/no
2. "Have you got any friends in Britain?" OK
Hi Inchoaknowledge,
I think number 1 is also ok.
When you use in this sentence some, you expect someone to have a few friends. I mean that you think the man has a few friends.
But, in number 2, you expect someone to have very few/no
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Also, regarding this: Do you go to the cinema much? Why we didnt use "many", going to cinema is countable,I think.
The building that movies/films are show in can be called a cinema, and in that case it's countable. But "going to the cinema" is an activity. Do you do that a lot? Do you do it much? Do you go to the cinema often? All are roughly equal to "Do you go to the cinema much?"
The building that movies/films are show in can be called a cinema, and in that case it's countable. But "going to the cinema" is an activity. Do you do that a lot? Do you do it much? Do you go to the cinema often? All are roughly equal to "Do you go to the cinema much?"
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Some 400 = implies 400 plus; about 400 could be more or less.
"I dont like some pop music." No (do not use some in negative sentences.)
This is not entirely correct. We can certainly say “I like listening to Elton John’s music but I don’t like some of his songs”.
"I dont like some pop music." No (do not use some in negative sentences.)
This is not entirely correct. We can certainly say “I like listening to Elton John’s music but I don’t like some of his songs”.
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