Some, any, a ,an y otros cuantificadores

SUSTANTIVOS:

Entre las diferentes clasificaciones que podemos hacer de los sutantivos podemos dividirlos en: contables e incontables .

•        Sustantivos contables : Un sustantivo que se puede contar usando números. Sólo los sustantivos contables pueden ser plurales (más o menos de uno):
•      "one chair" (singular)    "zero eggs" (plural)    "hundreds of people" (plural)
•         sustantivos incontables : Un sustantivo que no se puede contar usando números.
•      "water"     "time"      "money"

Se usa "there is" con sustantivos contables en singular y con todos los sustantivos incontables.

Se usa "there are" con sustantivos contables en plural.

Ejemplos

•       there is: "There is an egg."    "There isn’t (is not) time."     "Is there milk?"
•        there are: "There are zero eggs."  "There aren’t (are not) hundreds of people."  "Are there three chairs?" 

 

1.-  Termina las oraciones con SOME o ANY.

1. I'm sure I made ________ mistakes on the exam.

2. My friend didn't make ________ mistakes on the exam.

3. "Would you like ________ beer"?

4. Oliver Twist: "Please sir, could I have ________ more?"

5. Don't you know ________ good restaurants in Vancouver?

6. If you have ________ money to lend me, I would appreciate it.

7. "Do you have ________ newspapers?"

8. "Which of these books can I borrow?" - "You can take ________ of them."

9. "Can I offer you ________ drinks?"

10. If they have ________ Cuban cigars, please buy some for me.

2.  Fill in the gaps with some / any / a /an.

1. There aren't _____ children in the playground       2. There are _____ people in that room

3. He isn't wearing _____ uniform                            4. Is there _____ fruit left?

5. There is _____ bread left                                  6. Have you got _____ money?

7. They haven't got _____ computer in their room   8. There aren't _____ books in my rucksack (mochila)

9. Is there _____ good cinema in your town     10. There aren't _____ parks near my house