Grammar explanation of quantifiers a / an, some and any.

1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR
A / AN
SOME
ANY

2. A / AN
We use A / AN with
There is a boy.
There is an apple
singular countable nouns

3. A
We use A before
There is a boy.
consonant sounds

4. AN
We use AN before
There is an apple.
vowel sounds

5. SOME
We use SOME in AFFIRMATIVE sentences with
1. uncountable nouns
There is some milk.
2. plural countable nouns
There are some books.

6. SOME
Exception: We use SOME in INTERROGATIVE
sentences when
1. OFFERING
Would you like some bread?
2. REQUESTING
Can I have some water?

7. ANY
We use ANY in NEGATIVE and
INTERROGATIVE sentences with
1. uncountable nouns
2. plural countable nouns
There isn't any milk.
Is there any milk?
There aren't any books.
Are there any books?

8. Look at the picture and make sentences using a/an,
some and any and the nouns below
orange apple milk sugar lemon
tomato coffee carrot tea potato

9. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEARN
ENGLISH?
Because English is the second language in number of
native and second language speakers in the world
CHINESE ENGLISH SPANISH HINDI ARABIC FRENCH
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