Adverbs of Quantity
Learn how to describe amounts using quantifiers: any, some, no.
Adverbs of Quantity
Point 1: Singular nouns use an article before the noun. One can replace the noun.
(Q) Do you have a car?
- (A) Yes, I have a car.
- (A) Yes, I have one.
- (N) No, I don't have a car.
- (N) No, I don't have one.
Point 2: Uncountable nouns use any and some before the noun. Any and some can replace the noun.
(Q) Do you have any paper?
- (A) Yes, I have some paper.
- (A) Yes, I have some.
- (N) No, I don't have any paper
- (N) No, I don't have any.
Point 3: Countable plural nouns use any and some before the noun. Any and some can replace the noun.
(Q) Do you have any books?
- (A) Yes, I have some books.
- (A) Yes, I have some.
- (N) No, I don't have any books.
- (N) No, I don't have any.
- (N) I have no books.
Point 4: For negative statements, all forms can use no to replace the determiner.
- (N) There is not a park in town.
- (N) There is no park in town.
- (N) I don't have any time.
- (N) I have no time.
- (N) I don't have any international friends.
- (N) I have no international friends.
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