How to use SOME & ANY | English Grammar Lesson
Aug 24, 2023
How to use SOME & ANY | English Grammar Lesson
What’s the difference between SOME and ANY? How can you avoid making mistakes? Which is correct? We’ll go over everything you need to know about these confusing English words in this grammar lesson! https://www.mmmenglish.com/2019/06/28 …https://mmm.heylady.io/join https://mmm.heylady.io/join https://www.mmmenglish.com/grammar-ch …https://www.mmmenglish.com/imitation https://www.grammarly.com/mmmenglish http://www.audibletrial.com/mmmEnglish https://bit.ly/mmmEnglishBookRecommen …http://bit.ly/mmmEnglish http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishFB http://bit.ly/mmmEnglishInsta http://bit.ly/LadiesLoveEnglish http://bit.ly/TweetMmmEnglish http://bit.ly/Subscribe2mmmEnglish
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0.2 -> Do you have any questions about when to use
3.66 -> 'some' and 'any'?
6.36 -> I have some helpful tips for you today.
9.68 -> Hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
13.34 -> Now these two words,
15.52 -> they're very common English words that are often
18.66 -> confused and misused by English learners.
22.88 -> And although they seem to have very similar meanings,
25.8 -> they're not often interchangeable
28.5 -> so it's important to know which word to use
31.54 -> and when to use it.
32.88 -> In this video I'm going to clear up some of that
35.26 -> confusion so that you can avoid making those
37.94 -> mistakes in the future.
39.38 -> We'll go through the meaning of 'some' and 'any'
42.68 -> the general uses and some of the exceptions
46.04 -> to the rules so make sure you keep paying attention
49.18 -> throughout the video.
50.5 -> There's going to be a quiz at the end.
52.28 -> Now if you're not a subscriber yet, then click that button
55.48 -> just down there and become one.
57.92 -> You can also use the tools down there to
60.4 -> slow down the video speed
62.6 -> in case I'm speaking a little too quickly for you.
65.6 -> You can control that right down there.
76.62 -> The first thing you need to know is that we use
78.9 -> 'some' and 'any' before plural
81.72 -> and uncountable nouns.
84 -> And we do it to talk about a certain number or amount
87.58 -> of something when we don't actually know exactly
90.68 -> how much or how many of that thing we want.
94.3 -> So I need to buy some bread.
96.8 -> I'm saying that I need to buy an amount of bread
99.94 -> but I'm not being specific, I'm not saying exactly
103.2 -> what number or amount I need.
108.74 -> Now again we want to know if there's pasta left,
111.9 -> but I don't really care about the specific amount,
115.3 -> I just want to know if there is an amount.
118.08 -> Now because 'some' and 'any' are both used in quite
121.34 -> similar situations, it's often difficult to know
124.64 -> which one you should use, right?
127.54 -> So we're going to go over the general grammar rules
130.68 -> to help you decide which one to use.
133.24 -> But definitely stick around until the end of this lesson,
136.92 -> there are some exceptions to these rules
139.64 -> that you need to know.
141.28 -> And I'll get to those in a little bit but later, later, later on,
145.08 -> I've also got a quiz that's going to help you to test
147.74 -> what you've learned in this lesson.
149.74 -> So as a general rule, we use 'some' with positive
154.36 -> or affirmative sentences.
170.98 -> Now we can use 'any' with negative sentences
174.7 -> and questions, okay?
191.2 -> So that's pretty simple right?
193.04 -> There are some clear rules there
195.26 -> but like many things in English, there are several
198.86 -> exceptions to this rule as well.
201.06 -> Now this is where the fun starts.
204.42 -> Alright take a look at this question.
211.92 -> We use 'some' and it's a question.
217.1 -> Now this is an exception.
218.84 -> We use 'some' in questions when you're
221.4 -> pretty sure that the answer will be yes.
225.54 -> I'm asking you to pick up coffee because I know
227.86 -> there's a high probability or a strong chance
231.26 -> that you'll say yes, that you will buy the coffee.
235 -> Now often questions that we are expecting the answer
237.88 -> to be yes are offers or requests okay?
245.64 -> Alright I'm being polite.
247.1 -> I'm asking you but I know that you probably want
249.92 -> milk in your coffee.
252.24 -> Now if I said
255.62 -> I'm asking because I actually don't really know
259.24 -> if you have milk in your coffee or not.
265.56 -> Now I already know that you need money
268.4 -> and I'm expecting you to say yes
271.4 -> but if I said:
275.36 -> I'm asking
275.96 -> because honestly I don't really know the answer.
278.6 -> Now this isn't the only exception
281.56 -> okay? We have a couple more important ones
283.98 -> to get through but that one
285.4 -> is an important one to remember.
287.36 -> Alright so that was a very subtle difference.
290.46 -> Now let's move on to the second exception.
293.54 -> Before I said that 'any' is used in
297.22 -> negative sentences and not positive ones, right?
300.04 -> Do you remember? But you can use 'any' in an
303.22 -> affirmative sentence or a positive sentence
306.6 -> if the sentence has a negative feeling.
311.5 -> Now positive sentences that include negative feelings
316.58 -> usually have words like:
323.02 -> in them.
329.04 -> Now this sentence is a positive structure
332.4 -> but we're talking about the lack of money
335.36 -> which is a negative feeling or a negative idea.
338.58 -> That's what we're talking about.
344.26 -> Now there's one last situation where 'any' can be used
348.62 -> in an affirmative sentence.
350.66 -> Now this is a special exception because it's also the
353.76 -> only time that you might see 'any' or 'some'
356.78 -> being used with a singular countable noun.
359.92 -> That's a general rule that we're breaking here.
362.7 -> We can use 'any' in an affirmative sentence
365.46 -> and commonly with a singular countable noun
369.4 -> as a way to say it doesn't matter which one, alright?
377.54 -> It doesn't matter which road you take, it's not important.
381.12 -> You can take any of them.
385.4 -> It's not important which shirt you take,
388.68 -> you can have whichever one you want.
393.1 -> It doesn't matter which one.
395.96 -> Now that we've been through some examples,
399.2 -> you really shouldn't have any problem
401.98 -> with this little quiz now, okay?
404.44 -> Let's do the first one together.
406.56 -> All you need to do is choose the correct word,
408.88 -> 'any' or 'some'.
417.4 -> Could be either but let's go with 'any'
420.4 -> because 'any' is used in a question, especially
424.06 -> one that you don't know the answer to and usually
427.2 -> you're asking because you don't know.
429.38 -> Now if I was asking someone who I thought had kids,
433.38 -> then I'd probably use a question tag and I'd say:
440.14 -> Next one.
444.36 -> Now let's imagine that the person we're asking is a huge
448.1 -> fan of dessert and always wants more.
451.98 -> Alright so we probably can assume that the answer
455.68 -> will be yes and it's an offer.
458.32 -> So 'some' is the correct answer here.
471.5 -> Now this is a singular countable noun here, it's a clue.
477.88 -> So it would have to be 'any'.
485.48 -> Any or some?
490.3 -> You got it. It's 'any', right?
492.3 -> Because 'any' is used in negative sentences.
496.32 -> Now for the last one let's go with:
504.28 -> Now even though this is an affirmative sentence,
508.44 -> we're using 'hardly' which gives us a negative
511.74 -> feeling, right? So we would use 'any'.
515.4 -> So how did you go? Did you get any of them wrong?
519.76 -> Tell me in the comments below if you did
522.04 -> and let me know if you've got any questions about them.
525.56 -> Try to write some example sentences of your own
529.18 -> so that I can come down and check them out.
531.14 -> The English language is full of confusing word pairs
535.06 -> just like these ones
536.74 -> that are very similar in meaning
538.32 -> but they're not exactly the same.
540.58 -> And I've got a whole playlist of those lessons right here
544.8 -> so if you want to keep going with these
547.14 -> types of lessons, you can go check that one out.
549.74 -> And if you've got a specific pair of words that are
553.28 -> particularly confusing for you, then let me know
555.74 -> in the comments below.
556.98 -> I'll try and make a lesson about it really soon.
559.76 -> But for now, let's go check out this lesson together.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRk9EhDcQp4
