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Help me please use of got and any
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Reika76
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Help me please use of got and any
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Hello! I �m italian and this is my first experience as english teacher so I need some help. I �m in trouble with the answer to a question:
Have you got any pet? (is this question correct?)
Are all of this answers correct?
No, I haven �t got any pet No, I I �haven �t
What �s the difference between the two?
Thanks a lot for your help |
5 Oct 2011
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Mariethe House
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Have you got any pets? or Have you got a pet?
"No, I haven �t" is the usual answer and is the short form of : no,I haven � t( got a pet)or No,I haven �t (got any pets)
good luck on your first job as a teacher.
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5 Oct 2011
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yanogator
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To add to Mariethe �s excellent answer, we use "any" for plural and countable nouns. It is the interrogative and negative equivalent of "some".
Have you got any pencils? I �ve got some pencils. I haven �t got any pencils.
Have you got any paper? I �ve got some paper. I haven �t got any paper.
As a side note, "some" can be used in questions, too. Generally, we use "some" in a question if we expect a positive answer, and "any" if we expect a negative answer, or don �t really have an expectation.
Bruce |
6 Oct 2011
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mariec
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Something else to keep in mind is some of your students may come across teachers using;
Do you have any pets? ( which is also correct)
Yes, I do.
No, I don�t.
All the best with your teaching. |
6 Oct 2011
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Reika76
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Thanks a lot for help!!!
So can I consider correct the answer :
No, I haven �t got any pets
also if the question is ; have you got a pet?
Sorry but I �m very nervous with this new job and I �m making a lot of mistakes , in my language if the subject of the question is singular so it will be in the answer... |
7 Oct 2011
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