You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 9/10.

Your score is 90%.

Check your answers:

1I need some information about the city.

➪ You can’t use an because information is uncountable.
➪ We use some and not any because the sentence is positive, and we use any in negatives and questions.

2I always have an egg for breakfast.

➪ We cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.

3Can you help me? I need some advice.

➪ You can’t use an  because advice in English is uncountable. The word advice is difficult because it is countable in some other languages.
➪ We use some and not any because the sentence is positive, and we use any in negatives and questions.

4We don’t have any money.

➪ You can’t use a because money is uncountable.
➪ We use any and not some because the sentence is negative, and we use any in negatives and questions.

5Can I have a milk, please?

Correct answer: some
➪ You can’t use an because milk is uncountable.
➪ We use some because we are asking for something. We use any in questions, but not in questions when we are asking for something or offering something.

6Have you got a pen?

➪ Pen is a countable noun, and we cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.

7We didn’t see any people in the streets.

➪ You can’t use an because people is a plural noun.
➪ We use any and not some because the sentence is negative, and we use any in negatives and questions.

8Does Peter have any magazines in his office?

Correct answer: any
➪ You can’t use an because magazines is plural.
➪ We use any and not some because the sentence is a question, and we use any in negatives and questions.

9Do you want some chips?

➪ You can’t use an because chips is plural.
➪ We use some because we are offering something. We use any in questions, but not in questions when we are asking for something or offering something.

10My wife doesn’t want a dog.

➪ Dog is a countable noun, and we cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.

You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 8/10.

Your score is 80%.

Check your answers:

1I didn’t see _____ in the library.

• a. any classmatescorrect
• b. some classmates
• c. any classmate

➪ We use any and not some because the sentence is negative, and we use any in negatives and questions.
➪ We need to use classmates in plural because after some/any, we cannot use a singular countable noun.

2I have _____ in my house.

• a. some new furnitures
• b. a new furniturewrong
• c. some new furniturecorrect

➪ You can’t use an because furniture is uncountable. The word furniture is difficult because it is countable in some other languages.
➪ We cannot say furnitures because furniture in an uncountable noun.

3Can I have _____ apple, please?

• a. ancorrect
• b. some
• c. any

➪ Apple is a countable noun, and we cannot use some/any + singular countable noun. We need to use a/an.

4They gave me _____ for my collection.

• a. some old bookscorrect
• b. an old books
• c. some old book

➪ You can’t use a with books, because books is plural.
➪ We need to use books in plural because after some/any, we cannot use a singular countable noun.

5The hotel where I’m staying has _____.

• a. swimming pool
• b. a swimming poolcorrect
• c. some swimming pool

➪ We can’t use some because swimming pool is a countable noun, and we cannot use some/any + singular countable noun.
➪ We must use a because we CANNOT use a singular countable noun without a determiner like a/an or the.

6She speaks _____ English.

• a. somecorrect
• b. any
• c. anwrong

➪ You can’t use an because the names of languages, like English, French, etc., are uncountable.
➪ We use some and not any because the sentence is positive, and we use any in negatives and questions.

7I didn’t get _____ from you or your partner.

• a. an calls
• b. any callscorrect
• c. any call

➪ You can’t use an because calls is plural.
➪ We need to use calls in plural because after some/any, we don’t normally use a singular countable noun.

8Can you give me _____ bread?

• a. awrong
• b. any
• c. somecorrect

➪ You can’t use a because bread is uncountable in English.
➪ We use some because we are asking for something. We use any in questions, but not in questions when we are asking for something or offering something.

9Have you got _____?

• a. any brother or sisterwrong
• b. some brothers or sisters
• c. any brothers or sisterscorrect

➪ We use any and not some because the sentence is a question, and we use any in negatives and questions.
➪ We need to use brothers or sisters in plural because after some/any, we cannot use a singular countable noun.

10She gave me _____.

• a. a terrible new
• b. some terrible newscorrect
• c. a terrible newswrong

➪ The word news is special, because it in uncountable. It is a singular word ending in -s.
➪ We can’t say new, because news is singular; the -s is not a mark of plural.
➪ You can’t use a because news is uncountable; we can’t say one news, two news, three news, etc.