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Dirac198269 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"without any reason"

I learned from this forum yesterday that "any" should be followed by plural forms of noun except when this noun is uncountable. But I often see :without any reason", "if there is any problem", so a little confused. Can someone help me straighten this out?

Thanks.
  

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dirac198269 I learned from this forum yesterday that "any" should be followed by plural forms of noun except when this noun is uncountable. Not exactly. That is the case for negative statements.

— AlpheccaStars

  • dirac198269 I learned from this forum yesterday that "any" should be followed by plural forms of noun except when this noun is uncountable.
  • Not exactly.
  • That is the case for negative statements.
  • There aren't any apples in the stores.
  • There isn't any salt in the shaker.
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dirac198269I learned from this forum yesterday that "any" should be followed by plural forms of noun except when this noun is uncountable.
Not exactly. That is the case for negative statements. Here is the quote:
AlpheccaStarsIn a negative statement, "any" is used with noncount or plural nouns:He doesn't want any salt / c
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AlpheccaStarsAlpheccaStarsIn a negative statement, "any" is used with noncount or plural nouns:
I agree that this is generally true, but it seems that there are some exceptions:

There isn't any place for me to go.
I haven't any idea.
He doesn't have any reason to do that.
I wouldn't buy just any computer.
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Thanks for further clarification. Now I am clear.

Thank you very much!
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I see. That was why I was confused, because I also saw some exceptions.

Thanks.
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