tailieunhanh - Basic English Usage Exercises_12

Tham khảo tài liệu 'basic english usage exercises_12', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 243 315-317 315 some special uses 1 We can use some with the strong pronunciation SAm to make a contrast with others all or enough. Some people like the sea others prefer the mountains. Some of us were late but we were all there by ten o clock. I ve got some money but not enough. 2 We can use some sAm with a singular countable noun to talk about an unknown person or thing. There must be some job I could do. She s living in some village in Yorkshire. We can use this structure to suggest that we are not interested in somebody or something or that we do not think much of somebody or something. Mary s gone to Australia to marry some sheep farmer or other. I don t want to spend my life doing some boring little office job. 316 some any and no article 1 We use some and any when we are talking about fairly small numbers or quantities. Compare Have you got any animals NOT Have you got animals Do you like animals all animals 2 Some and any refer to uncertain indefinite or unknown numbers or quantities. Compare You ve got some great pop records. You ve got beautiful toes. NOT You ve got some beautiful toes. This would mean an uncertain number perhaps six or seven perhaps more or less. Would you like some more beer Not a definite amount as much as the hearer wants. We need beer sugar eggs butter rice and toilet paper. The usual quantities more definite. 317 somebody and anybody something and anything etc The difference between somebody and anybody someone and anyone somewhere and anywhere something and anything is the same as the difference between some and any. See 314. Most important we use 318-319 244 somebody etc in affirmative clauses and anybody etc usually in questions and negatives. There s somebody at the door. Did anyone telephone I don t think anybody telephoned. Let s go somewhere nice for dinner. Do you know anywhere nice I don t want to go anywhere too expensive. Somebody something anybody and anything are singular. Compare There Is somebody waiting to see you. .