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Grammar reference

Determiners

Some, Any, No and Every

Quantifiers in statements, questions and negatives.

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Explanation

Use some in affirmative statements and any in questions and negatives, though some appears in offers and requests. No means not any and Every refers to all members of a group individually.

Examples

  • I bought some bread.
  • Do you have any questions?
  • There is no milk left. Every seat was taken.

Common mistakes

  • I did not buy some bread.

    I did not buy any bread.

    Negatives take any.

  • Would you like any coffee?

    Would you like some coffee?

    Offers take some.

  • Every students passed.

    Every student passed.

    Every takes a singular noun.

More Determiners

Much, Many, A Lot Of, Few, Little

Quantifying countable and uncountable nouns.

Both, Either, Neither and All

Pairs, groups and negation.

Combining Determiners

Which determiners can appear together.