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#2 (permalink) Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:42 pm Some, any and determiners |
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. What is it precisely that you are looking for, Sergio? . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Dec 28, 2006 23:48 pm Some, any and determiners |
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ok!...I just want to make a warm up, WHATEVER, which involves the determiners(a, an , the, some and any) That's it...
Thank you again! _________________ Sergio M.
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#4 (permalink) Fri Dec 29, 2006 0:32 am Some, any and determiners |
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Okay, here's something. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:
1. I own ___ dog. a) a b) an
2. She is ___ angel. a) a b) an
3. ____ people are cool. a) Some b) Any
4. I don't have ____ glue. a) some b) any
5. ____ road is called Belle Boulevard. a) A b) The
I know that there are a lot of pickles in the barrel, but they all look the same to me. Just give me ____ pickle, please! a) a b) the _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#6 (permalink) Fri Dec 29, 2006 17:21 pm Some, any and determiners |
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One of my favorite confusions of "some" and "any" came during my days in Eastern Europe, right after communism and all its shortages.
My landlady used to get the two words mixed up, and she'd say, "I'm going to the store to buy anything for dinner." We native speakers used to laugh and correct her, because what she said meant, "If there is any food in the store at all -- even rotten food, or disgusting food, or even food people do not eat for dinner -- I will buy it!" |
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#7 (permalink) Fri Dec 29, 2006 20:50 pm Some, any and determiners |
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Conchita
I've never thought of doing it in any formal sense. It is fun to do, though (scratches head), now that you mention it. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#8 (permalink) Fri Dec 29, 2006 20:51 pm Some, any and determiners |
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I will say, figuring out an example which showcases the merits of "a/an" over "the" was difficult -- making the sentence(s) such that "a/an" is obviously the correct option (or at least the better option) was tough.
Now watch someone come up with a really simple sentence (three words or so) with the next post in this thread. hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#9 (permalink) Wed Nov 18, 2009 22:16 pm Some, any and determiners |
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| Prezbucky wrote: |
Okay, here's something. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:
I know that there are a lot of pickles in the barrel, but they all look the same to me. Just give me ____ pickle, please! a) a b) the |
It should be "the" for sure! Am I correct? |
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#10 (permalink) Wed Nov 18, 2009 23:06 pm Some, any and determiners |
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No. 'The' applies to a specified pickle, but they all look the same. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#11 (permalink) Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:44 am Some, any and determiners |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| No. 'The' applies to a specified pickle, but they all look the same. |
Okay! So, it is "a" here, I usually get confused with compound sentences  |
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