Basic Quantifiers – Grammar Focus
Quantifiers are words or phrases that show the quantity of a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
Uncountable nouns use any and some before the noun. Any and some can replace the noun.
(Q) Do you have any paper?
Yes, I have some paper.
Yes, I have some.
No, I don’t have any paper.
No, I don’t have any.
Countable plural nouns use any and some before the noun. Any and some can replace the noun.
(Q) Do you have any books?
Yes, I have some books.
Yes, I have some.
No, I don’t have any books.
No, I don’t have any.
Read the dialog and look for the quantifiers.
Katie: So, I want to make breakfast for everybody tomorrow. Do we have anything to make breakfast with?
Todd: We do, but not much. I think we need to go to the store. Let’s make a list, and I’ll buy some stuff today and bring it back for breakfast.
Katie: Okay. Well, how about eggs? Do we have any eggs?
Todd: We have some eggs. We have maybe two dozen eggs.
Katie: Okay. How about pancake mix? Do we have any pancake mix?
Todd: I don’t think so. I think we have some, but it’s not enough, so I will buy more.
Katie: Do we have any sugar?
Todd: I don’t think so. We have some, but again, I don’t think it’s enough, so I’ll buy some.
Katie: That sounds good. Do we have any milk?
Todd: We do have a little, but it’s not enough, so I’ll buy some more.
Katie: Sounds good. Do we have any coffee?
Todd: We do, but probably not enough, so I’ll buy a pound of coffee.
Katie: How about juice? Do we have any juice?
Todd: We do. We actually have lots of juice. I bought juice two days ago, and it was on sale, so I bought three cartons.
Katie: Okay.
Todd: All right. I think the list is complete. We should be okay.
Katie: Great!.
Todd: I’ll buy everything, and then we should have enough for breakfast tomorrow.
Katie: You buy it, and I’ll make it.
Todd: Oh, sounds good!
Source: https://www.elllo.org/english/grammar/L2-13-KatieTodd-Breakfast-Any-Some.htm
