Key 11.11A-11.13E5.3 Uses of 'some', 'any', 'no' and 'none'5.3A 'Some/any' or zero in relation to quantity
1 (-) 2 some 3 (-) 4 some 5 some 6 any 7 (-)
8 any 9 (-) 10 some 11 (-) 12 some or any
13 (-) Some could be used here to mean e.g. 'money
that hasn't been given to you' [> 5.3B, note 4]
14 some 15 any 16(-)5.3B Four basic uses of 'some' and 'any'
1 some 2 some 3 some 4 Some 5 any 6 any
7 any 8 any5.3C 'Not... any', 'no' and 'none'
1 There aren't any buses after 12.30.
2 We've got none.
3 I'm no accountant, but these figures are wrong.
4 There's no explanation for this.5.3D Other uses of 'some' and 'any'
1f 2 e 3b 4 g 5d 6c 7a5.3E Context
1(-) 2 (-) 3 (-) 4 (-) 5 no 6(-) 7 (-) 8 (-)
9 (-) 10(-) 11 (-) 12 some (or any) 13 some
14(-)5.4 'Much', 'many', 'a lot of, '(a) few',
'(a) little', 'fewer', 'less'5.4A Basic uses of 'much', 'many' and 'a lot of
1 a lot of 2 much 3 much 4 many 5 a lot of
6 many
5.4B Other common uses of 'much', 'many' and
'a lot of'
1 Much 2 Many 3 much 4 many 5 much
6 many 7 much 8 many
5.4С 'Few', 'a few', 'little', 'a little'
1 few 2 a little 3 little 4 a few 5 a few 6 a little
7 few 8 little
5.4D 'Fewer' and 'less'
1 less ... fewer (or less, informal) 2 fewer (or less,
informal) 3 fewer (or less, informal) 4 less 5 less
6 less
5.4E Context
1 few 2 many 3 A lot of (fewer is also possible
here, but not intended) 4 fewer 5 much 6 a little
7 a lot of (a litfie is also possible) 8 a few (a lot of is
also possible)
5.5 Both' and all'5.5A 'Both/both the' and all/all the' with nouns
I Both (the) 2 All 3 All the 4 All 5 All the
6 All the 7 Both (the) 8 All 9 Both (the)
10 Both (the)5.5B 'Both' and 'all': word order with verbs
1 The customers are all complaining.
2 The patients both had appointments at 10.
3 The directors have both retired.
4 Our secretaries can both speak French.
5 The customers should all have complained.
6 The boys both had haircuts.
7 The pupils may all leave now.
8 The students all wrote good essays.
9 Our employees all work too hard.
10 The children must aligo home early.
II The children here all learn German.5.5С 'Both' and 'all': word order with pronouns
1 All of us took 2 Both of them turned 3 I know
both of you 4 She's interested in both of them
5 All of it went 6 She's concerned about all of us
7 All of you filled5.5D 'None of and 'neither of
1 None of the passengers 2 Neither of us was/were
[> 5.7C, note 2] 3 Neither of the tyres needed
4 None of us knew5.5E Context
1 All 2 us 3 us 4 all the 5 all 6 All the 7 all
8 them 9 both/both the 10 both 11 Both
12 them 13 them 14 both 15 them5.6 'All (the)', '(a/the) whole', 'each' and
'every'5.6A 'All (the)' compared with '(a/the) whole'
1 all my hair 2 the whole situation 3 All the money
4 the whole truth 5 the whole story
6 a whole century5.6B 'All' compared with 'everyone/everybody'
and 'everything'
1 everyone 2 Everyone 3 Everything 4 All 5 All
6 Everyone 7 Everyone ... all 8 Everything 9 all
10 everything5.6С 'Each' and 'every'
1 every 2 each 3 every 4 every 5 each
6 every 7 each/every 8 every/each 9 Each/every
10 each 11 each 12 every 13 each
14 every/each