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Andrey Balaguta Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Some + plural noun

From R. Murphy's English Grammar In Use, was asked to correct sentences:

- I'm going to buy (new pyjamas)

- I need (scissors)

And the answer was:

- I'm going to buy some new pyjamas / a new pair of pyjamas.

- I need some scissors / a pair of scissors

Could you please tell me if "some" is required in this cases? Can't you just say "I'm going to buy new pyjamas" and "I need scissors"?
  

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'Some' is not required, but without it, an expression often sounds non-native, since natives so often use it. It is used so often with plural nouns that some grammarians consider 'some' the plural indefinite article .

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Some' is not required, but without it, an expression often sounds non-native, since natives so often use it.
  • It is used so often with plural nouns that some grammarians consider 'some' the plural indefinite article .
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'Some' is not required, but without it, an expression often sounds non-native, since natives so often use it. It is used so often with plural nouns that some grammarians consider 'some' the plural indefinite article.
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