Quantifiers some / any / no

• Some, any, no употребляются как с неисчисляемыми существительными (money, work), так и с исчисляемыми существительными (friends, books). e.g. some money, some friends • Some обычно обозначает немного или несколько. Some используется в утверждениях. e.g. He has got some money. She has got some books. • Any обычно используется в вопросах, а not any в отрицаниях. e.g. Have you got any coffee? No, I haven’t got any coffee. • В отрицаниях можно употреблять no вместо not any. e.g. They haven’t got any friends. They’ve got no friends. • Any также употребляется с without, never seldom, rarely, hardly etc. e.g. He left without any excuse. She has hardly any money left. • Мы употребляем some в вопросах, когда что-то предлагаем или просим. e.g. Would you like some orange juice? (offer) Can I have some water, please? (request)

Exercise№1. Fill in a/an or some.

1. I read ___ book and listened to ___ music.

2. I need ___ money. I want to buy ___ food.

3. We met ___ interesting people at the party.

4. I’m going to open ___ window to get ___ fresh air.

5. She didn’t eat much for lunch – only ___ apple and ___ bread.

6. We live in ___ big house. There’s ___ nice garden with ___ beautiful trees.

7. I’m going to make ___ table. First I need ___ wood.

8. Listen to me carefully. I’m going to give you ___ advice.

9. I want to write ___ letter. I need ___ paper and ___ pen.

Exercise№2. Fill in some or any.

1. I’m going to buy ___ posters.

2. There aren’t ___ shops in this part of the town.

3. George and Alice haven’t got ___ children.

4. Have you got ___ brothers or sisters?

5. Are there ___ letters for me?

6. Would you like ___ tea?

7. We haven’t got ___ bread, so I’m going out to buy ___.

8. During our holidays we visited ___ very interesting places.

9. I went out to buy ___ milk but they didn’t have ___ in the shop.

10. I’m thirsty. Can I have ___ water, please?

Exercise№3. Complete the sentences. Use some or any+one of the words:

air cheese help milk photographs

batteries friends languages letters shampoo

1. I want to wash my hair. Is there _____?

2. This evening I’m going to write _____.

3. I haven’t got my camera, so I can’t take ______.

4. Do you speak ___ foreign _____?

5. Yesterday evening I went to a restaurant with _____ of mine.

6. Can I have _____ in my coffee, please?

7. The radio isn’t working. There aren’t _____ in it.

8. It’s hot in this office. I’m going out for ___ fresh ___.

9. ‘Would you like _____?’- ‘No, thank you. I’ve had enough to eat.’

10. I can do this job alone. I don’t need _____.

	утверждение	вопрос	отрицание
лицо	someone somebody	anyone anybody	no one/not anyone nobody/not anybody
предмет	something	anything	nothing/not anything
место	somewhere	anywhere	nowhere/not anywhere

Exercise№4. Fill in somebody/anybody,something/anything, somewhere/anywhere.

1. She said ____ but I didn’t understand anything.

2. Has ___ found my blue pencil? – No, I’m sorry.

3. Would ___ help me, please? – Yes, I can help you.

4. Have you got ___ to eat? – No, I haven’t.

5. Tom, can you give me ___ to drink, please?

6. Is there ___ in the house? – No, it’s deserted.

7. Do you know ___ about London transport? – No, I don’t.

8. What’s wrong? – There’s ___ in my eye.

9. He never does ___ homework.

10. ___ has broken the window. I don’t know who.

11. He didn’t say ___.

12. I’m looking for my keys. Has ___ seen them? – No, I’m sorry.

13. Teach me ___ exciting.

14. I didn’t eat ___ because I wasn’t hungry.

15. Dad, can we go ___ on Sunday? – Yes, what about going to the zoo?

Exercise№5 . Complete the sentences with no- or anybody/anything/anywhere.

1. I don’t want ___ to drink. I’m not thirsty.

2. The bus was completely empty. There was ___ on it.

3. ‘Where did you go for your holidays?’- ‘___. I stayed at home.’

4. I went to the shops but didn’t buy ___.

5. ‘What did you buy?’- ‘___. I couldn’t find ___ I wanted.’

6. The town was still the same when I returned years later. ___ had changed.

7. Have you seen my watch? I’ve looked all over the house but can’t find it ___.

8. There was complete silence in the room. ___ said ___.

Когда мы употребляем any, anyone/anybody, anything и anywhere в утверждениях, их значение будет другим. a) You can call me any time you like. (не важно когда) b) Anyone/anybody can go to the new sports centre. (не важно кто) c) You can ask me anything you want. (не важно что) d) We can go anywhere you wish. (не важно куда)

Exercise№6. Complete the sentences. Use any+noun or anyone/anybody, anything, anywhere.

1. Which bus do I have to catch? – Any bus. They all go to the centre.

2. Which day shall I come? - I don’t mind. _____.

3. What do you want to eat? –_____. I don’t mind. Whatever you have.

4. Where shall I sit? - It’s up to you. You can sit _____ you like.

5. What sort of job are you looking for? - _____. It doesn’t matter.

6. What time shall I phone tomorrow? - _____. I’ll be in all day.

7. Who shall I invite to the party? – I don’t mind. _____ you like.

8. Which newspaper shall I buy? - _____. Whatever they have in the shop.

Exercise№7. Fill in some/any, something/anything, someone/anyone.

1. Where is Dad? – In the garage. He is repairing _____.

2. Look, there is ___ sitting under the tree. – Sorry, I can’t see ___. It’s too dark.

3. The children want to have ___ crisps for their party but we don’t have ___.

4. I can’t find my bag. – Is there ___ in it? - Yes, of course, ___ popcorn, ___chocolate but not ___ money.

5. Where is Tom? – He is at the shop. He is buying ___ for lunch.

6. I’d like ___ milk for breakfast. – Sorry, but we haven’t got ___ milk. But you can have ___ orange juice.

7. Yesterday there was a box in the street. – Was there ___ in it? – Yes, there were ___ old magazines in it.

8. I can’t pay. I haven’t got ___ money.

9. I didn’t need ___ to help me.

10. She wanted to do ___ to help me.

Exercise№8. Translate into English.

1. Дайте мне что-нибудь поесть.

2. Есть ли кто-либо в этой комнате?

3. Никто не ответил на наше письмо.

4. Ходил ли он куда-либо вчера?

5. Хотите ли вы взять с собой что-либо?

6. Вы что-то сказали?

7. Сделайте что-нибудь, чтобы прекратить этот шум.

8. Пойдет ли кто-нибудь в парк сегодня вечером?

9. Мы нигде не могли посмотреть этот фильм.

10. Купили ли вы что-либо вчера в магазине?