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Cat desk Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Usage of some

Hi there, can anyone please tell me if I can leave out "some" in the following sentence?

Here is the example:

  • Hey John, give me (some) books that have great stories.


To me the word "some" is optional. I can leave it out. Can anyone please answer this?

  

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cat desk To me the word "some" is optional. I don't think so. 'Books' is a plural noun, and a noun always has a determiner before it.

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  • cat desk To me the word "some" is optional.
  • I don't think so.
  • 'Books' is a plural noun, and a noun always has a determiner before it.
  • The determiner of the 'books' in the sentence is 'some'.
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cat deskTo me the word "some" is optional.

I don't think so. 'Books' is a plural noun, and a noun always has a determiner before it. The determiner of the 'books' in the sentence is 'some'.

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