General rules:
SOME is
used in affirmative statements with uncountable nouns.
ANY is
used in questions.
ANY is
used in negative statements with plural countable nouns.
ANY is used in negative statements with uncountable nouns.
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COUNTABLE
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UNCOUNTABLE
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Singular
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Plural
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Always singular
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AFFIRMATIVE
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SOME1
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SOME6
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NEGATIVE
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ANY2
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ANY3
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ANY7
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INTERROGATIVE
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ANY4
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ANY5
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ANY8
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- There are some books.
- There isn't any book.
- There aren't any books.
- Is there any book?
- Are there any books?
- There is some sugar.
- Is there any sugar?
- There isn't any sugar.
- The Yellow Pencil (6 exercises).
- Englisch-Hilfen.
- English Exercises (also issue on a and an).
- Cadi UV exercise 1.
- Cadi UV exercise 2.
- Autoenglish.
- Ego4you (grammar, examples and exercises).