So in normal questions you’d say any, but if the questions are requests or offers, say some. In questions where we’re asking for things, or offering things, we say some. Are there exceptions to this rule? Of course! An important one is requests and offers. So this is the basic rule you want to follow in positive sentences, negatives and questions. We have some lentils, some celery and an onion. If I have elementary students, I teach them this rule. This rule doesn’t work all the time but it’s a great starting point. Use any in negative sentences and questions. So now you know the meanings of some and any and it’s time to lean some grammar rules. So Jay doesn’t eat any meat, any fish, any eggs. Again it’s an indefinite number or quantity and again, we use it with plural countable and uncountable nouns. It means a number bigger than one, but it’s indefinite. Jay, let’s just say there are some lentils. We use some when we don’t know or we don’t want to say an exact number or quantity. One lentil, two lentils, three lentils, four lentils, five lentils, six lentils, seven lentils.… It’s interesting because salt and rice are uncountable, but lentils are countable. You just have to learn them one by one, but we’ll make another video about that later. How can everyone tell if a noun is countable or uncountable? With singular countables, we say ‘a’ or ‘one’. And we use it with PLURAL countable nouns and uncountable nouns. We use some to talk about a limited number or quantity. So what do these words mean and when do we use them? We’ll start with ‘some’. It’s good for the environment and for animals, of course. So if you want to lose some weight, go vegan. It’s good for my heart and I’ve lost weight. So I was surprised when Jay went vegan because you used to love meat and fish. I’ll cut up the onion and you can cut up the celery. It’s made by cooking meat or bones in water. We have some lentils, some celery and an onion.Ĭan you get some carrots out of the fridge? I don’t eat any food that had a face or a mother.
So he doesn’t eat any meat or any fish.Īnd no dairy products. So let’s get cooking and see them in action. We use both these words with countable AND uncountable nouns. Great! So now we’re ready for some work with some and any. Uncountable nouns always take a singular verb form. We use a singular verb form with singular nouns and a plural verb form with plural nouns. We can’t count them.Ĭountable nouns can be singular or plural. In English some nouns are countable.Īnd some English nouns are uncountable. We’ve had a lot of requests for this one.īefore we start, here’s a quick reminder about countable and uncountable nouns. In this lesson we’re looking at how we use some and any in English.Īnd you’re also going to see how we make lentil soup. Some and Any – countable and uncountable nouns Click here to see our video on much, many, a lot of and lots of.Ĭlick here to learn how we use the uncountable noun ‘travel’.Ĭlick here to see more grammar videos.
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