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Grammar and Linguistics > some vs any? Grammar question
some vs any? Grammar question
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Mietz
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some vs any? Grammar question
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Dear
fellow teachers,
I
have a grammar question which I �m not sure about in the following
context:
Task:
Complete the sentences with some,
any,
no,
every.
Sentence:
Is there _______ coffee left in the
coffee-maker? I�m late for work and I have _______ time to make
_______ more.
Key
in ws: any, no, some
My
question is: Can I also say �...I �m late for work and I have no
time to make any more coffee.� ? I think any
sounds better than �some�, but would it be correct? If yes, why?
Thanks
for your help!
P.S.
The task is from a worksheet by mpotb
(http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=225189#this)
which is great! :-) Thanks again for sharing!
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25 Jan 2010
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eng789
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I have no time to make any more coffee.
I don �t like the way "any" sounds in this sentence but I can �t explain why.
I have no time to make some more.- this sounds better to me.
I have no time to make more (coffee). - this could also be a possibility |
25 Jan 2010
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Bare
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I have no time to make any more coffee.
maybe it sounds better because we have negative meaning ... no time...
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25 Jan 2010
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yanogator
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We generally use "any" in negative sentences. This was discusses about a week ago.
Bruce |
26 Jan 2010
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