Fill in some or any. there are .... eggs. there aren't .... onions. there isn't .... butter. there is .... cheese. there aren't....apples. there is .... bread.

Петрова Анна Александровна

Старший преподаватель ВШЭ, CELTA

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Here is the completed text with the correct usage of some and any, along with the grammatical rules governing their use. Completed Sentences

  • There are some eggs.
  • There aren't any onions.
  • There isn't any butter.
  • There is some cheese.
  • There aren't any apples.
  • There is some bread.

Grammar Rules Applied To choose between "some" and "any," you must look at whether the sentence is positive, negative, or a question.

Word UsageExamples from your list
SomeUsed in positive (affirmative) sentences with both countable plural nouns (eggs) and uncountable nouns (cheese, bread).There are some eggs.
There is some bread.
AnyUsed in negative sentences and most questions. It is used with plural nouns (onions, apples) and uncountable nouns (butter).There aren't any onions.
There isn't any butter.

Summary Table

Noun Countable/UncountableSentence TypeResult
EggsCountable (Plural)Positivesome
OnionsCountable (Plural)Negativeany
ButterUncountableNegativeany
CheeseUncountablePositivesome
ApplesCountable (Plural)Negativeany
BreadUncountablePositivesome

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