martes, 9 de octubre de 2007

Some / Any

Some and any must be understood in English and not translated

Some = any

some is for positive sentences (+)*
any is for negative sentences (-) and for Questions (?)

What does some/any mean?

Some/any is an unkown number or a portion of a whole.
Some = algunos , algun

This means that : I want some chicken is I want a portion of chicken.
SOME NO ES ALGUN o ALGUNOS SIEMPRE

Some and any is used in the PLURAL form

Some is used for positive declarative sentences (+)
Any is used for negative (-) and questions (?)

I have some friends - I don't have any houses
Do you have any brothers?
Are there any bathrooms at the mall?

*** Some can be used in questions only when you offer something
- Do you want some beer?
- Would you like some cookies?