[talking of dried beans that need to be soaked before use]
A: But dry ones you have to soak them overnight and then get rid of that water
and stuff.
B: Right. And lentils as well?
A: Some of them. Not all.
We’ve got some bread but not enough for three people.
Strong form any is used most typically with singular count nouns and with
non-count nouns to mean ‘it does not matter which’:
If you have the warranty, any authorised dealer can get it repaired for you.
Any fruit juice will make you sick if you drink enough of it.
Some, any and zero determiner
196c
Although some and any indicate an indefinite quantity, they are not used for large
or unlimited indefinite quantities. The zero determiner indicates an indefinite
quantity without reference to size when used with non-count nouns and with
plural count nouns:
There are some extra blankets in the wardrobe if you need them.
(an indefinite but limited number)
[government spokesman after a major earthquake]
We need help from the international community. We need tents and medicines
and blankets.
(We need some help from the international community. We need some tents,
some medicines and some blankets.)
Are there any frogs in that pond?
(indefinite but probably limited expectation of quantity)
Do you have red ants in your garden?
(no expectation about quantity)
Weak form some and any and clause types
196d
The use of the weak forms of
some and
any depends on whether the clause is
declarative or interrogative, and whether it is affirmative or negative:
There’s some milk in the fridge.
(There’s any milk in the fridge.)
There isn’t any milk in the fridge.
(There isn’t some milk in the fridge.)
Is there any milk in the fridge?
Is there some milk in the fridge?
Isn’t there any milk in the fridge?
Isn’t there some milk in the fridge?
366 | Nouns and determiners
Cambridge Grammar of English
Affirmative and negative clauses
In declarative clauses, some occurs with affirmatives but does not occur with
negatives. Any occurs with negatives but does not usually occur with affirmatives:
I’ve got some nice French cheese for us.
(I’ve got any nice French cheese for us.)
A: I’d like some apple juice please.
B: You’d like some apple juice.
A: Yes.
B: Right.
(I’d like any apple juice please.)
I don’t have any questions.
(I don’t have some questions.)
[talking about a recently typed document]
There aren’t any glaring errors. I mean Jamie’s read through it and he hasn’t
seen any.
(There aren’t some glaring errors. I mean Jamie’s read through it and he hasn’t
seen some.)
Any can occur in affirmative declarative clauses with an implied conditional
meaning and in subordinate conditional clauses:
[radio weather forecast]
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