Lesson Ten
a lot / some / any
These words are used with
a lot of = many or much There is a lot of traffic on one side of the street. There are a lot of cars on one side of the street. A lot of traffic = many cars |
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not a lot of = not many or not much There isn’t a lot of traffic on the other side. There are some cars but not very many. (some = a relatively small amount but “some” is not easy to quantify or equate to a particular number.) |  |
| There were a lot of people at the beach yesterday. |  |
There aren’t a lot of people at the beach today. There aren’t many people at the beach today. There are some but not many. |  |
Use “any” with negatives and questions. There isn’t any traffic in the street. There aren’t any cars. (not any = 0) Do you see any people?
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| A lot, some, and any are used with indefinite amounts: Example: Q: How many students are there in the classroom: A: There are a lot. (This is a large number). Or…. A: There are some students. (This is a small number but the number is not known.) Or…. A: There aren’t any students. (This is zero or a very, very small number and the number is not known.) |
Part A.
Directions: Fill in the blank with “any” or “some.” (10 points)
1. She doesn’t have ________ time today.
2. I bought __________ oranges.
3. There’s _______ milk in the refrigerator if you want _______.
4. There’s never ________ money in my wallet.
5. Do you have _________ eggs?
6. I need to get _________ new shoes.
7. They would love to have _________ more children.
8. Did you see __________ clothes that you wanted to buy?
9. There aren’t __________ good stores at that mall.
10. Mary can’t find __________ earrings to wear.
Part B.
Directions: Change these sentences to the negative. (10 points)
1. She has some bananas.
She ____________________________________________.
2. I want some pizza.
I ______________________________________________.
3. He bought some groceries.
He ____________________________________________.
4. We wanted some water.
We ____________________________________________.
5. The students learned some English.
The students ____________________________________.