Some vs. any: Can I have some water?

[Micha]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #99 "a, some or any", question 2

Have you got ......... water?

(a) a
(b) some
(c) any

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #99 "a, some or any", answer 2

Have you got any water?

Correct answer: (c) any

Your answer was: incorrect
Have you got some water?
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If we can say "Can I have some water", why can we not say "Have you got some water"?

Micha

[Pamela]

Hi, Micha! "Some" cannot be used in interrogative sentences like this, moreover if we don't imply a concrete thing. Instead of "some' "any" is used.

By the way,are you Russian?If so,glad to hear that!

[Alan]

Hi Pamela,

You said:

[Pamela]

I agree, Alan,sure,but I meant that if we don't imply a concrete thing(in this case certain amount of water)we use "any".Maybe I expressed myself in the previous message not in a concrete way.My fault.sorry!

[Blacksnake]

Hey guys, about this thing, I've been taught that in questions like this, some is used when the speaker is expecting an affirmative answer as well, do you agree?

Thanks...

[Yankee]

Hi Blacksnake