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Grammar Pre - intermediate

Grammar Pre - intermediate. Determiners II. Determiners. Words that come at the beggining of noun phrase, before adjectives. Helps to show which or how many people/things we are talking about. this old coat some strange people enough food. Some - positive sentence.

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Grammar Pre - intermediate

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  1. GrammarPre-intermediate Determiners II

  2. Determiners • Words that come at the beggining of noun phrase, before adjectives. • Helps to show which or how many people/things we are talking about. • this old coat • some strange people • enough food

  3. Some - positive sentence • In general we use some(also somebody, something, someone) in positive sentences. We bought some flowers. He can’t go out. He has some homework. There is somebody at the door. I’m very hungry. Can I have something to eat?

  4. Any - negative sentence • In general we use any(also anybody, anything, anyone) in negative sentences. We didn’t buy any flowers. He can go out. He hasn’t got any homework. Who was ringing? There isn’t anybody at the door. I’m not hungry. I don’t want anythingto eat.

  5. Any - negative meaning • We use anyin some sentenceswith negative meaning. He travelled without any money. (He didn’t take any money with him.) She refused to do anything. (Shedidn’t do anything.) Hardlyanybodypassedthe exam. (Almost nobody passed.)

  6. Questions - some • We use someto ask about person or things we know (think) exists. Are you waiting for somebody? (I think you are waiting for somebody.) • We use somewhen we offer or ask for things. Would you like something to eat? Can I have some sugar, please? (There is probably some sugar I can have.)

  7. Questions - any • In most questions anyis used. We don’t know if the thing or person exists. Have you got any money?No, I haven’t. I can’t find my glasses. Did anybody see it? Does anybody have a question?

  8. Any • We use anywith the meaning: ‛it doesn’t matter which’. I can take any train. The departure time isn’t important. Which tea would you like? Green, black, fruits? Any tea. Where are we going? Anywhere you’ ll want.

  9. Something x Anything I’m very thirsty. I want something to drink. What would you like? I don’t mind. I’m so thirsty I’ll drink anything.

  10. Be careful! • Somebody/someone/something/anybody/anyone/anything are singular words. Someoneis waiting for you. • We often use they/them/their after these words. Someone has forgotten their bag (= his or her bag). If anybody wants go home, they can (= he or she can).

  11. Literatura • MURPHY, R. EnglishGrammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53762-2. • CLARKE, S. Macmillan English Grammar In Context Essential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008.ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2.

  12. Writesentences: 1. Use some and any in positive and negative sentence. 2. Use some and any in questions. 3. Use any with the meaning "it doesn’t matter". 4. Use some or any as a compound noun.

  13. Děkuji za pozornost.

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