Some & Any

Geralmente utilizamos some (e também someone, somebody e something) em sentenças afirmativas e any (anyone, anybody e anything) em frases negativas. Compare:

We took some fotographs.
We didn't take any fotographs.

He's busy. He's got some work to do.
He's lazy. He never does any work.

There's somebody at the front door.
There isn't anybody at the front door.

I'm hungry. I want something to eat.
I'm not hungry. I don't want anything to eat.


Nós utilizamos any nas seguintes sentenças porque o significado da frase é negativo:

She went out without any money (She didn't take any money with her)
Hardly anybody passed the examination. (Almost nobody passed)


Utilizamos some quando estamos pedindo ou oferecendo alguma coisa:

Can I have some sugar, please?
Would you like something to eat?


Utilizamos any nas perguntas onde não sabemos se a pessoa/objeto existe ou não:

Have you got any luggage?
I can't find my bag. Has anybody seen it?


Quando some está na frente de um número, significa aproximadamente:

Some fifty people turned up at my party last night. (Approximately fifty people).

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