Some and any
We use some and any in different types of clauses.
| + | He’s got some homework.Not: | Some is most common in affirmative clauses. |
| – | He hasn’t got any homework.Not: | Any is most common in negative clauses. |
| ? + | Has he got any homework?Has he got some homework? | Any is more common in questions but we can use some when we are expecting the answer to be ‘yes’. |
| ? − | Hasn’t he got any homework?Hasn’t he got some homework? |
See also
- Some
- Any
- Determiners followed by pronouns