Lesson Seventeen

all  some  any  none

(indefinite pronouns for things and people)

singular

These pronouns can be used with count or noncount nouns, or they can be used all by themselves.

all = 100% All of my students are in the classroom. All of the lettuce is fresh. All of these buildings are old.	All of these buildings are old.
some = part, not all. This could be a small amount. Some of the apples are ready to be picked. She doesn’t have any water. She needs some. Some of the information about the school is online.	Some of the apples are not ripe yet.
any = no limit. Also, this word is used for questions and forming negatives. You may have any of the flowers from this garden. Are there any rabbits in the garden? I don’t see any.
none = zero None of his fruit or vegetables are frozen. Are there strawberries here? I saw none.

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Aqua Level Exercise 17

Write these sentences and questions in your notebook. Fill in the blanks with….

all     some    any  none  

1. __________ of this work needs to get finished today. We can’t do it after today.

2. We’re out of milk. Can you buy __________ when you go to the store?

3. I have more coffee if you want __________.

4. ________ of the students did well on the test. They all failed.

5. There’s no pizza left. They ate it __________.

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Answers: 1. All; 2. some; 3. some or any; 4. None; 5. all