A / An
There is ___ apple.
There is an apple.
There are ___ grapes.
There are some grapes.
There is a orange.
There is an orange.
a
Example: I have a banana...
___ eggs do we need?
How many eggs do we have?
There is ___ avocado in my bag.
There is an avocado in my bag.
There aren't ___ avocados at the store.
There aren't any avocados at the store.
There aren't some strawberries in the garden.
There aren't any strawberries in the garden.
an
Example: She has an apple
___ hair do you cut?
How much hair do you cut?
There is ___ fruit salad on the table.
There is a fruit salad on the table.
Is there ___ meat in the sauce?
Is there any meat in the sauce?
Two mistakes:
There is a apple and an banana in your lunch bag.
There is an apple and a banana in your lunch bag.
some
Example: I have some juice.
___ coffee do you buy?
How much coffee do you buy?
I need to buy ___ _____ _____cake for my mother.
I need to make a piece of cake for my mother.
There aren't ___ seeds in the grapes, but there are ___ in my orange.
There aren't any seeds in the grapes, but there are some in my orange.
Two mistakes:
There aren't some orange trees at the apple orchard, but there are any apple trees.
There aren't any orange trees at the apple orchard, but there are some apple trees.
any (negative)
Example: I don't have any oranges:(
___ pasta and ___ carrots do I need to buy?
How much pasta and how many carrots do I need to buy?
He is ___ good student, also, he always eats ____ ____ ____ of rice
He is a good student, also, he always eats a bowl of rice
Do you want ___ food?
Sadly, I don't think I have ___ fruit.
Do you want some food? Sadly, I don't think I have any fruit.
Two mistakes:
There isn't some pasta but there is a fish.
There isn't any pasta but there is some fish
some and any
Example: We don't have any milk, but we have some oranges!
___ homework do I have? And ___ markers does the teacher have?
How much homework do I have? And how many markers does the teacher have?