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A/ An and Some Any and Some Some: Offers and Requests 13. A / AN / ANY / SOME

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4 I’d like a sandwich. a glass of milk. a biscuit. a cup of tea. I’d like some bread. some milk. some toast. some tea.

A / An and Some Countable nouns: a + singular countable noun. sandwich, glass and biscuit are countable nouns. We can count them: one sandwich, two sandwiches, three sandwiches… Countable nouns can be singular or plural. Uncountable nouns: some + singular uncountable noun. milk, bread and toast are uncountable nouns. We cannot count them: We cannot say: one milk, two breads, three toasts… Uncountable nouns are always singular.

A / An and Some I usually have a sandwich for breakfast. Can I have an egg? There are some eggs in the refrigerator. We’ve got some tea. a, an + singular countable noun: a sandwich, an apple. some + plural countable noun: some bananas. some + uncountable noun: some sugar.

7 1. I would like soup, please. 2. Is there hospital near here? 3. We drink milk and then go to bed every night. 4. Would you like apple? 5. There is rice in the glass. 6. Do we have glass of lemonade? 7. Here’s pockey money. 8. Alison usually drinks bottle of milk before she goes to bed! 9. Henry has book in his hand. 10. There is butter on the breakfast table. some a a an a a some Practice

Any / Some *** some in positive sentences but any in questions and negative sentences: I’ve got some bananas.Are there any oranges? There is some sugar. They haven’t got any bread.

Any / Some Jonny:Would you like some yoghurt? Brad:Yes, I would. But there isn't any in the fridge. Jonny:That's bad! Kathy:Are there any foreign students in your class? Keitlin: No, there aren't any in my class. But, there are some Japanese students in the other class. Robin:Here is a photo of my new flat. Borris:It's nice but I don't see any furniture here. Robin:I know. I don't have any money- that's the problem!

Some: Offers and Requests *** We usually use some using “Would you like …?” and “Can I have…?” questions. Would you likean orange? ………………..some oranges? Can I have some bread?

11 Complete the sentences using a, an, some, or any. 1. Do we have orange juice left? 2. There arebooks in the living room. 3. I want mug of coffee. 4. We need flour and egg to make cake. 5. Would you like bowl of soup? 6. He gave me tea but there wasn’t sugar in it. 7. There are nice trees in the garden but there aren't flowers. 8. Can I have cup of tea, please? 9. There are spoons and forks on the table. any some a an a any some a Practice-2 some any a some

12 Change the following sentences from positive to negative. 1. We have some good neighbours. 2. There are some very good films on TV nowadays. 3. There is some coffee in the cup. 4. There is some old furniture in my grandmother's house.. We do not have any good neighbours. There aren’t any very good films on TV nowadays. There isn’t any coffee in the cup. There isn’t any old furniture in my grandmother's house Practice-3

13 Read the following sentences. If there is a mistake, correct it. I would like some soup, please. I usually have two cup of tea in the morning. There aren't some forks and knives on the table. My sister always drinks a milk in the evenings. I haven't got any messages today. Are there any furniture in your new house? I would like two tickets for the basketball game. There are some books under the table. Would you like any water? Correct Practice-4 … two cups of tea in the morning. There aren’t any forks and … … drinks some milk… Correct Is there any furniture … Correct Would you like some water?

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