“SOME” or “ANY”? It’s easy!

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Are you using “some” and “any” correctly in English? It’s easier than you think! Join me and learn a simple way to understand these commonly confused words. We’ll look at positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions. No more mistakes during exams, interviews, or meetings. You can speak and write better English from today! https://www.engvid.com/some-or-any-its-easy/ Learn over 160 easy ways to fix your English with my course: https://10.bexenglish.com/ More of my lessons about common English errors: "GOOD" or "WELL"? What's the difference? https://youtu.be/KmlgM-ddUPo "I" or "ME"? No more confusion! https://youtu.be/zVWoLoxcqqM In this lesson: 0:00 When to use 'some' and 'any' in English 0:37 How to use 'some' & 'any' in sentences 4:46 When to use 'any' in questions 6:37 When to use 'some' in questions 10:18 someone, anyone, somebody, anybody, something, anything... TRANSCRIPT: Sometimes, a few small words can make a big difference in the level of your English. So, today, we're going to look at two such words, and they are "some" and "any". So, what do these two words mean, anyway? What does "some" mean? "Some" just refers to an amount or number of something, and "any" refers to a part of something. Could be a little bit, could be a lot, could be somewhere in between, okay? But let's understand how to use these words because they're often confused. Let's begin now. So, let's start by jumping right in. Instead of my explaining it to you, I want you to see how the words are used so that you will understand yourself very easily. The first sentence is "I have some ideas". The next sentence is "I don't have any ideas". So, what do you think is happening in these sentences? On this board, we're just going to look at how "some" and "any" are used in sentences. Not in questions. We'll look at that afterwards. So, what happened here? The first sentence is a positive or affirmative sentence, and the second one, "I don't have" is a negative sentence, right? So, that's it. In a positive sentence, like "I have some ideas", we use the word "some", okay? Some ideas. Some information. Some money. Some food. Doesn't matter what. But in a negative sentence, we say "I don't have any ideas". So, when it comes to sentences, if it's a positive or affirmative sentence, use "some", and if it's a negative sentence, use "any". That's the basic rule, and that's all when it comes to the sentences, alright? So, with "some", we use "some" in the positive, and "any" with the negative. That's it. So, let's see if you can apply that rule right away. Number one. Are you ready? "She doesn't have _____ time." What do we say? "Some" or "any"? Think about it. Is it a positive sentence? Is it a negative sentence? Looks to me like a negative sentence, right? So, what do we say for the negative? We have to use "any". "She doesn't have _____ any time", right? Because it's negative. "She doesn't have any time." Good. Number two. "He needs _____ help." What do we say? Think about it. Is it an affirmative sentence, a negative sentence? This is an affirmative or positive sentence. So, we say, "He needs", right, "He needs _____ help." That's it. Are you getting it? Good. Number three. "We're meeting _____ friends for lunch." Positive or negative? Which one? It's positive. So, we need to say, "We're meeting some friends for lunch." Okay? Good. If you need a little more time, feel free, just pause the video, do the - you know, go through it, get your answers, and then join me, or let's continue. Number four. "There aren't _____ malls nearby." Malls are like shopping centers, big shopping centers, right? Okay? "There aren't _____ malls nearby." Positive or negative? It's negative, so we have to say, "There aren't any malls nearby." That's it. You've got it. It's really that simple for the sentences, okay? And next, "I'd like _____ soup, please." What do we say? "I'd like some soup, please." All right? So, that's for sentences, and next, we're going to look at what happens when we have questions. So, before we begin to look at how to use "some" and "any" in questions, let me just mention to you that I do have an entire online course where we look at exactly these kinds of errors, these kind of small corrections that you can make to improve your English. If you're interested, I have over like 160 different corrections that you can make in this course that have to do with grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and all kinds of other areas, so I'll give you a link to that. […]