di SOME: Si usa in frasi affermative:
es)There are some sandwiches in the fridge
I need some paper
- Si una anche in due tipi di domande:
- OFFERTE: Do you want some ice cream?
would you like some bread/chips?
-RICHIESTE: Can I have some sugar, please?
ANY: Si usa nelle interrogative, negative e interrogative-negative
es) Have you got any brothers?
I haven't got any money.
Alcuni sostantivi in inglese sono non numerabili, mentre in italiano sono numerabili:
- Advice = consiglio/i
- behaviour = comportamento/i
- damage = danno/i
- furniture = mobilio/i
- hair = capelli
- news = notiziale
- spaghetti = spaghetti
- homework = compito/i
- housework = lavori di casa
- information = informazione/i
- money = soldi/denaro
- rain = pioggia/e
Sono sempre accompagnati da un verbo singolare.
E' possibile anche utilizzare l'espressione a piace of per indicare "uno/una"
- I've got SOME information for you.
Ho delle /alcune informazioni per te.
- I've got a PIECE OF information for you.
Ho un'informazione per te.
- He's got SOME nice furniture.
Ha dei/alcuni bei mobili.
- That's a very nice PIECE OF furniture
Quello è un mobile bello.
NO: alternativa a not, any
es)We have got no sugar.
We haven't got any sugar.
There are no books on the shelves.
There aren't any books on the shelves.
MOLTO: a lot of/ lots of-much many.
A LOT OF: Si usa nelle frasi affermative.
es)There are a lot of CDS in my bedroom.
I have got a lot of money in my purse.
Do you like ice cream? Yes, I like it a lot.
MANY-MUCH: Si usano nelle interrogative e negative e nelle interrogative-negative; many con sostantivo countable, mentre
much con sostantivo uncountable e singolare.
- Have you got much homework to do?
- Are there manychildren in the garden.
- I didn't meet many students on the bus yesterday.
- He didn't do much sport whren he was a child.
