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3 some in questions
We use some in questions if we expect people to answer 'Yes', or want to encourage them to say 'Yes' - for example in offers and requests.
Have you brought some paper and a pen?
(The hearer is expected to bring them.)
Shouldn't there be some instructions with it? Would you like some more meat?
Could I have some brown rice, please?
Have you got some glasses that I could borrow?
4 any in affirmative clauses
We use any in affirmative clauses after words that have a negative or limiting meaning: for example never, hardly, without, little.
You never give me any help. I forgot to get any bread.
There's hardly any tea left. We got there without any trouble. There is little point in doing any more work now.
For the 'free choice' use of any (e.g. Any child could do chis), see 55.
5 if-clauses
Both some and any are common in if-c1auses. Ifyou want some/any help, let me know.
Sometimes any is used to suggest 'if there is/are any'. Any cars parked in this road will be towed away.
(= If there are any cars parked in this road, they will ...)
548 somebody, someone, anybody, anyone etc
1 -body and -one
There is no significant difference between somebody and someone, anybody and anyone, everybody and everyone or nobody and no one. The -one forms are more common in writing; the -body forms are more frequent in speech in British English.
2 some- and any-
The differences between somebody and anybody, something and anything, somewhere and anywhere etc are the same as the differences between some and any (see 547 for details). Compare:
- There's somebody at the door. - Can I get you something to drink?
Did anybody telephone? Ifyou need something/anything. just shout.
- Let's go somewhere nice for dinner.
I don't want to go anywhere too expensive.
3 singular
When these words are subjects they are used with singular verbs. Everybody likes her. (NOT Eve""'8ay like her.)
Is everything ready? (NOT l'ire ef!eryffling ready?)
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