Determiners: Some and Any

Introduction

This page introduces the determiners some and any.

Both some and any can be used with count nouns (such as “book”) and non-count nouns (such as “water”). This table shows one difference between them. There are more differences which you will learn about later in your course.

Some
is used in positive statements.
Examples
John gave me some money.
We bought some candies.
Any
is used in negative statements.
Examples
She didn't have any money.
I couldn't find any books.

When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the exercise.