[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-01a0e1ab-deba-79ac-9e54-5200a0f242d7":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-01a0e1ab-d602-7a18-a83c-7a50af6090ac":277},{"id":4,"grammarPage":5,"title":6,"instructions":7,"seoTitle":8,"seoDescription":9,"displayOrder":10,"type":11,"questions":12,"ogImageUrl":276},"01a0e1ab-deba-79ac-9e54-5200a0f242d7","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F01a0e1ab-d602-7a18-a83c-7a50af6090ac","Some and Any: Quantity, Offers and Requests — Forms in Context","Choose the option that completes each sentence in context.","Some and Any: Practise Quantities and Requests","Practise some and any in gap-fill sentences about shopping, meals and shared supplies, including offers, requests, zero quantities and free choices.",0,"word_select",[13,35,51,66,82,98,117,136,155,174,193,212,228,244,260],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":16,"exampleSentence":17,"blanks":18},"01a0e1ab-deba-7c08-9e54-5200a324a995","There are __1__ clean towels in the bathroom cupboard.","This positive statement says that a number of clean towels are available, so use some. Any does not express this ordinary positive quantity, and a cannot introduce a plural noun.","Some visitors are waiting outside.",[19],{"id":20,"blankNumber":21,"options":22},"01a0e1ab-deba-7ba8-9e54-5200a303f290",1,[23,27,31],{"id":24,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-deba-7b04-9e54-5200a1b79576","any",false,{"id":28,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-deba-7b50-9e54-5200a2926614","some",true,{"id":32,"optionText":33,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-deba-7b80-9e54-5200a2fd50b2","a",2,{"id":36,"sentenceTemplate":37,"displayOrder":21,"explanation":38,"exampleSentence":39,"blanks":40},"01a0e1ab-deba-7d0c-9e54-5200a499e1b0","I have __1__ cheese in my lunch box.","Cheese refers to an uncountable amount here. Use some in this positive statement; any does not express the intended positive quantity, and an does not fit cheese.","There is some soup left in the pan.",[41],{"id":42,"blankNumber":21,"options":43},"01a0e1ab-deba-7cd0-9e54-5200a47cd99f",[44,47,49],{"id":45,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-deba-7c68-9e54-5200a34bfd95","an",{"id":48,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-deba-7c90-9e54-5200a3591fec",{"id":50,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-deba-7cb0-9e54-5200a45230c0",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":34,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"01a0e1ab-deba-7e08-9e54-5200a6a306b9","There is __1__ pencil lying on my desk.","This statement identifies one countable object. Use a before pencil, which begins with a consonant sound. Any does not identify an existing object in this positive statement, and an needs a vowel sound.","There is an apple in my bag.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":21,"options":59},"01a0e1ab-deba-7dd0-9e54-5200a6995b62",[60,62,64],{"id":61,"optionText":33,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-deba-7d68-9e54-5200a56c14f5",{"id":63,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-deba-7d8c-9e54-5200a58d90e3",{"id":65,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-deba-7db0-9e54-5200a65a9869",{"id":67,"sentenceTemplate":68,"displayOrder":69,"explanation":70,"exampleSentence":71,"blanks":72},"01a0e1ab-deba-7ee8-9e54-5200a8a3d6b4","The bowl is completely empty. There are not __1__ nuts in it.",3,"Completely empty makes the quantity zero. Not any expresses zero; not some does not express that ordinary meaning. A cannot introduce plural nuts.","We did not buy any magazines, so we have nothing new to read.",[73],{"id":74,"blankNumber":21,"options":75},"01a0e1ab-deba-7eb0-9e54-5200a7cc4b5e",[76,78,80],{"id":77,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-deba-7e50-9e54-5200a6f3b804",{"id":79,"optionText":33,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-deba-7e74-9e54-5200a6f83484",{"id":81,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-deba-7e94-9e54-5200a72f1219",{"id":83,"sentenceTemplate":84,"displayOrder":85,"explanation":86,"exampleSentence":87,"blanks":88},"01a0e1ab-debb-7024-98fc-369f7213d3e7","We used the last drop this morning. We do not have __1__ shampoo left.",4,"The last drop has gone, so the amount left is zero. Use not any with uncountable shampoo. Not some does not express zero, and an does not fit shampoo.","There is not any petrol in the tank; it is completely empty.",[89],{"id":90,"blankNumber":21,"options":91},"01a0e1ab-deba-7f8c-9e54-5200aabf3877",[92,94,96],{"id":93,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-deba-7f30-9e54-5200a8de6c0e",{"id":95,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-deba-7f50-9e54-5200a9ca8e74",{"id":97,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-deba-7f70-9e54-5200aa70d41f",{"id":99,"sentenceTemplate":100,"displayOrder":101,"explanation":102,"exampleSentence":103,"blanks":104},"01a0e1ab-debb-7108-98fc-369f733515c2","A caller is checking a shop’s stock, not placing an order: “Do you have any postcards?” This is __1__.",5,"Do you have any asks whether an item is available. Here the caller is only checking stock, so this is neither an order nor an offer.","Before visiting, I called to ask: Have you got any batteries?",[105],{"id":106,"blankNumber":21,"options":107},"01a0e1ab-debb-70d0-98fc-369f7335008c",[108,111,114],{"id":109,"optionText":110,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7070-98fc-369f7293aebb","an availability question",{"id":112,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7090-98fc-369f72a58fc3","a request to send postcards",{"id":115,"optionText":116,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-70b0-98fc-369f72b4f55e","an offer to supply postcards",{"id":118,"sentenceTemplate":119,"displayOrder":120,"explanation":121,"exampleSentence":122,"blanks":123},"01a0e1ab-debb-71f4-98fc-369f751730a5","“I cannot see inside your bag. Have you got any biscuits in there?” The speaker __1__.",6,"The question asks about an unknown quantity. It does not state that biscuits are present or absent. Have you got is common in spoken British English.","Have you got any spare paper? I cannot see inside the drawer.",[124],{"id":125,"blankNumber":21,"options":126},"01a0e1ab-debb-71bc-98fc-369f74e718ea",[127,130,133],{"id":128,"optionText":129,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-714c-98fc-369f73ca96ce","knows that there are biscuits",{"id":131,"optionText":132,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7170-98fc-369f745dfbf6","knows that there are no biscuits",{"id":134,"optionText":135,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-719c-98fc-369f749cacd2","does not know whether there are biscuits",{"id":137,"sentenceTemplate":138,"displayOrder":139,"explanation":140,"exampleSentence":141,"blanks":142},"01a0e1ab-debb-72d0-98fc-369f77e84a77","“You bought vegetables this morning, so I think there are carrots in your bag. Do you have some for dinner?” The speaker __1__.",7,"The earlier statement gives a reason to expect yes. Some can express that expectation in a question; it does not prove the answer or make the question an offer.","You have just made coffee. Is there some left for me?",[143],{"id":144,"blankNumber":21,"options":145},"01a0e1ab-debb-7298-98fc-369f77be95ac",[146,149,152],{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7234-98fc-369f75ea31b2","expects a negative answer",{"id":150,"optionText":151,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7258-98fc-369f76404e92","expects a positive answer",{"id":153,"optionText":154,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-7278-98fc-369f7726c73a","offers to buy vegetables",{"id":156,"sentenceTemplate":157,"displayOrder":158,"explanation":159,"exampleSentence":160,"blanks":161},"01a0e1ab-debb-73e4-98fc-369f7aadeb61","A host holds out a bowl: “Would you like some grapes?” The host wants __1__.",8,"Would you like some introduces an offer. The host offers the grapes to the listener rather than asking the listener to provide them or checking a cupboard.","Would you like some lemonade before we leave?",[162],{"id":163,"blankNumber":21,"options":164},"01a0e1ab-debb-73a4-98fc-369f7a6b66d8",[165,168,171],{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7310-98fc-369f781e014f","to offer fruit to the listener",{"id":169,"optionText":170,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7334-98fc-369f79009c0c","to receive fruit from the listener",{"id":172,"optionText":173,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-7354-98fc-369f79bd4663","to check whether a cupboard contains fruit",{"id":175,"sentenceTemplate":176,"displayOrder":177,"explanation":178,"exampleSentence":179,"blanks":180},"01a0e1ab-debb-74c0-98fc-369f7b810303","“Could I have some information about the swimming pool, please?” The speaker is __1__.",9,"Could I have some is a polite request to receive something. It is not an offer or a statement that nothing is available.","Could we have some extra blankets, please?",[181],{"id":182,"blankNumber":21,"options":183},"01a0e1ab-debb-7488-98fc-369f7b205344",[184,187,190],{"id":185,"optionText":186,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7428-98fc-369f7ab3c807","offering to provide details",{"id":188,"optionText":189,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7448-98fc-369f7ae1c864","saying that no details are available",{"id":191,"optionText":192,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-746c-98fc-369f7aea63fc","asking someone to provide details",{"id":194,"sentenceTemplate":195,"displayOrder":196,"explanation":197,"exampleSentence":198,"blanks":199},"01a0e1ab-debb-75ac-98fc-369f7dd253ea","“Can you pass me some spoons for the desserts, please?” The speaker is asking the listener __1__.",10,"Can you pass me some requests an action. The listener should give something to the speaker, not report a quantity or receive something from the speaker.","Can you bring us some hot water, please?",[200],{"id":201,"blankNumber":21,"options":202},"01a0e1ab-debb-7570-98fc-369f7d3552c5",[203,206,209],{"id":204,"optionText":205,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7504-98fc-369f7be850c4","to say how many there are",{"id":207,"optionText":208,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7528-98fc-369f7c2627c9","to hand over what is needed",{"id":210,"optionText":211,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-7548-98fc-369f7cbd9cbc","to accept what the speaker is offering",{"id":213,"sentenceTemplate":214,"displayOrder":215,"explanation":216,"exampleSentence":217,"blanks":218},"01a0e1ab-debb-7688-98fc-369f822af40e","Every locker is empty. You can use __1__ locker you like.",11,"Any locker you like gives a free choice among all the lockers. This meaning allows any before a singular countable noun. Some does not fit the unrestricted-choice pattern here, and an does not fit locker.","Choose any colour you want for the door.",[219],{"id":220,"blankNumber":21,"options":221},"01a0e1ab-debb-7650-98fc-369f813a6d4e",[222,224,226],{"id":223,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-75f0-98fc-369f7ec0366e",{"id":225,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-7614-98fc-369f7fa9c382",{"id":227,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-7634-98fc-369f80a538d4",{"id":229,"sentenceTemplate":230,"displayOrder":231,"explanation":232,"exampleSentence":233,"blanks":234},"01a0e1ab-debb-776c-98fc-369f84b5a564","All the afternoon times are available. You can come at __1__ time you like after lunch.",12,"All the times are available, so any time you like expresses free choice. Some does not fit this unrestricted-choice pattern, and an cannot introduce time.","You can ask any teacher you like for help.",[235],{"id":236,"blankNumber":21,"options":237},"01a0e1ab-debb-7730-98fc-369f84463173",[238,240,242],{"id":239,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-76cc-98fc-369f82adb5b8",{"id":241,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-76f4-98fc-369f83334d5e",{"id":243,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-7714-98fc-369f8372fc05",{"id":245,"sentenceTemplate":246,"displayOrder":247,"explanation":248,"exampleSentence":249,"blanks":250},"01a0e1ab-debb-7844-98fc-369f87f326d0","“Have we got any paper for the printer?” “Yes, there is __1__ in the desk drawer.”",13,"Paper is already clear from the question, so it can be omitted. The positive answer uses some. Any does not express this ordinary positive quantity, and a cannot stand alone for an amount of paper.","Do you need any coins? I have some in my pocket.",[251],{"id":252,"blankNumber":21,"options":253},"01a0e1ab-debb-7810-98fc-369f879105ed",[254,256,258],{"id":255,"optionText":33,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-77b0-98fc-369f855a5e03",{"id":257,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-77d0-98fc-369f863b3ef4",{"id":259,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-77f0-98fc-369f86e4eeff",{"id":261,"sentenceTemplate":262,"displayOrder":263,"explanation":264,"exampleSentence":265,"blanks":266},"01a0e1ab-debb-792c-98fc-369f8ae46086","“Are there any tickets left?” “No, there are not __1__. They have all been sold.”",14,"All the tickets have been sold, so not any expresses zero. Tickets can be omitted because the question identifies them. Not some does not express zero, and an cannot replace plural tickets.","Have you got any glue? No, I have not got any.",[267],{"id":268,"blankNumber":21,"options":269},"01a0e1ab-debb-78ec-98fc-369f8a4d8f60",[270,272,274],{"id":271,"optionText":25,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-debb-7888-98fc-369f88c0d455",{"id":273,"optionText":29,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":21},"01a0e1ab-debb-78ac-98fc-369f88ef47a7",{"id":275,"optionText":46,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":34},"01a0e1ab-debb-78cc-98fc-369f898808ec","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_ff6d18c2-d0ae-42eb-8843-9e6f1c24e4c2_hero.webp?v=1790492532",{"title":278,"slug":279,"language":280,"level":281},"Some and Any: Quantity, Offers and Requests","some-and-any-quantity-offers-and-requests","en","A2"]