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Some and any

Negative Questions

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
There aren't any apples. There isn't any lemonade. Are there any oranges? Isthere any cheese?
There aren't any bananas. There isn't any sugar. Are there any biscuits? Isthere any ice cream?
There aren't any people. There isn't any money. Are there any children? Isthere any water?

In negative sentences and in questions, we use any before plural countable nouns and
uncountable nouns.

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*8 O3.3 Listen, read and repeat. 1C Write some or any. O

Emma Is there any lemonade? ÿ There's some money on the table.
Dad No,sorry, there isn't any lemonade. 1 Is there _ soup?
There's some water. 2 There aren't _ sweets.
Emma Are there any crisps? 3 There are _ little cakes.

Dad No,sorry, there aren't any crisps. 4 Are there _ eggs?
Emma Oh. Are there any sandwiches? 5 There isn't _ meat.
Dad Yes, there are.There are some 6 Isthere _ pasta?
sandwiches and some apples. 7 There are _ bananas.

8 There's _ sauce.

11 O 3.4 Complete the dialogues. Listen and ©
check.

ÿ Jane Are there any biscuits_ ? (biscuits ?)
Ben No,there aren't any biscuits .(biscuits X)
\//. _
There are some crisps .(crisps S)
1 Jane Is_ ? (ice cream?)
_
Ben No, .(icecream/)
There .. (yoghurt S)

*9 Listen and read exercise 8 again.Tick %/ the 2 Jane Are _? (oranges ?)
things in the basket. Ben No, (oranges X)
There (bananas S)

lemonade 3 Jane Is_ .? (orangejuice ?)

Water Ben No, .. (orangejuice X)
_
crisps There .(tea S)
sandwiches Work in pairs.Write some dialogues
apples
like the ones in exercise 11,then
act them.

1 sweets ? sweets x chocolate »/
2 potatoes ? potatoes X pasta y
3 cheese? cheese X milk ÿ
4 pears? pears X grapes «/

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