Why can't I use "any" instead of "some"
I desperately need some money. I don’t have some to pay my bills!
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mosja I desperately need some money. Any does not have a suitable meaning to be used in your sentence. It can't be used because it would be wrong.
- mosja I desperately need some money.
- Any does not have a suitable meaning to be used in your sentence.
- It can't be used because it would be wrong.
- mosja I don’t have [any] money to pay my bills!
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mosjaI desperately need some money.
Any does not have a suitable meaning to be used in your sentence. It can't be used because it would be wrong.
mosjaI don’t have [any] money to pay my bills!
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0I desperately need some money. I don’t have some any to pay my bills!
"Any" is mainly used in non-affirmative sentences, like your example, while "some" is used in affirmative ones.
We haven't got any milk. [negative sentence]
We've got some sugar. [positive sentence]
I used the word 'mainly' above because in the cas
0mosja Why can't I use "any" instead of "some"?
Who told you that you can't use "any"? You should use "any" in your sentence.
mosjaI desperately need some money. I don’t havesomeany to pay my bills!
As shown above.
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