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nurikzhan
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Dear friends, pls, help In which sentence "some" is used wrong?
1.Children wanted to see some more cartoons. 2.Let �s buy some nice apples. 3.Can I have some water? Iam very thirsty. 4.He seldom gives his son some money. 5.Would you like some more grapes? |
21 Oct 2014
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Lizaza
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any money, seldom makes the sentence negative
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21 Oct 2014
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ohermann
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Hi Lynne, I�ve thought we can use some in questions when we�re kindly offering some food and/or drink? E.g. Would you lke some coffee/bread? - Yes, please.
Oto
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21 Oct 2014
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douglas
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Oto,
You can use some in questions (e.g. #5); in this case seldom makes a negative so we need "any" (as already stated) and it is not a question.
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22 Oct 2014
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ohermann
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Thanks Douglas, early in the morning I qucikly looked at the number of the sentence and I thought Lynne was reffering to the sentence number 5. Sorry Lynne and everybody for my fruitless comment. I absolutly agree with "any money", of course. Oto
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22 Oct 2014
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cunliffe
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@ Oto. Nurikzhan likes to keep us on our toes, with speedy answers required! |
22 Oct 2014
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