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Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives
Quantifiers
some/any with uncountable nounsa2
Uncountable nouns: some and anyI've got some bread.There's some chicken.I haven't got any milk.There isn't any juice.Have you got any rice?Is there any bread?Would you like some coffee?Uncountable nouns only have a singular form.singularpluralbread- milk-We can use some + uncountable noun in positive sentences.We can use any + uncountable noun in negative sentences and in most questions.some/anyuncountable noun+I've gotsomebread.milk.+There'ssome-I haven't gotany-There isn't any?Have you gotanybread?milk??Is thereanyWe can't count uncountable nouns. We don't use numbers to say how many. some milk two milksUncountable nouns have no plural form. We don't add -s.some bread some breadsWe don't use a/an with uncountable nouns.some milk a milkWe use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences.I've got some bread.There's some chicken.We use any with uncountable nouns in negative sentences and in most questions.I haven't got any milk.There isn't any juice.Have you got any rice?We also use some in questions to ask for things or to offer something. Would you like some coffee?Can I have some cake, please?
Read the answers. Complete the questions with some or any.
Question: 1 /
You scored 0 out of
Can I have
paper? ~ Yes. Help yourself!
Can I have
ice cream? ~ No, sorry. We don't have any left.
Would you like
lemonade? ~ No, thanks. I'm not thirsty.