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Talking about quantity\n\nUse **some** and **any** with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns.\n\n| Noun type | With some | With any |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Plural countable nouns | We have **some apples**. | Do we have **any apples**? |\n| Uncountable nouns | We have **some bread**. | Do we have **any bread**? |\n\nThese words do not give an exact number or amount. **Some apples** could mean three apples or six apples, for example.\n\nFor one countable thing, normally use **a\u002Fan**: “I need **an apple**.”\n\n## 2. Statements and negatives\n\nWe usually use **some** in positive statements and **any** in negative statements.\n\n:::example\n- There are **some eggs** in the fridge.\n- There aren't **any eggs** in the fridge.\n- I've got **some money**.\n- I haven't got **any money**.\n:::\n\nWith **not … any**, the number or amount is zero. “There aren't any eggs” means there are no eggs.\n\n:::warning\nFor the ordinary meaning “zero”, use **not … any**, not **not … some**.\n\n✓ We don't have **any milk**.\n\n✗ We don't have **some milk**. — This does not express the ordinary meaning “We have no milk”.\n:::\n\n## 3. Questions about what is available\n\nUse **any** in most questions when you do not know the answer.\n\n:::example\n**At home:** Do we have **any rice**?\n\n**In a shop:** Are there **any blue shirts**?\n\n**Before a trip:** Have you got **any water**?\n:::\n\nYou can use **some** in a question when you expect the answer to be yes.\n\n- **Do you have any eggs?** — I don't know whether you have eggs.\n- **Do you have some eggs?** — I think you have eggs, and I want to check.\n\n:::note\n**Do you have any …?** and **Have you got any …?** are both correct. **Have you got …?** is especially common in spoken British English.\n:::\n\n## 4. Offers and requests\n\nWe usually use **some** when we offer something or ask someone to give us something. These are questions, but they are not simply asking what is available.\n\n| Purpose | Useful pattern | Example |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Offer | Would you like some …? | Would you like **some tea**? |\n| Request | Could I have some …, please? | Could I have **some water**, please? |\n| Request | Can you pass me some …, please? | Can you pass me **some plates**, please? |\n\nCompare these two questions:\n\n:::example\n**Do you have any bread?** — I am asking whether bread is available.\n\n**Could I have some bread, please?** — I am asking you to give me bread.\n:::\n\n:::tip\nDo not choose **any** just because a sentence is a question. For a normal offer or request, **some** is usually the best choice.\n:::\n\n## 5. Any when the choice is free\n\nIn positive sentences, **any** can mean “it doesn't matter which”. With this meaning, it can come before a singular countable noun too.\n\n:::example\nYou can take **any seat**. — All the seats are available; choose the one you want.\n\nCall me **any day** next week. — It doesn't matter which day you choose.\n:::\n\nCompare:\n\n- We have **some books** about cooking. — There are books about cooking here.\n- You can borrow **any book** on this shelf. — Choose whichever book you want.\n\n## 6. Quick choice checklist\n\n- A positive statement about an amount? Usually use **some**: “We need **some rice**.”\n- A negative statement meaning zero? Use **any**: “We don't have **any rice**.”\n- A question with an unknown answer? Usually use **any**: “Is there **any rice**?”\n- An offer or request? Usually use **some**: “Would you like **some rice**?”\n- A free choice? 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