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Important points to remember: Some is usually used in affirmative sentences but any in negative and interrogative ones: I They

y He She I They He She have Has Some Books, Pens

Havent Hasnt any Sugar

Have

You they Any He She Books? Pens? Sugar?

Has

If we are talking about one particular man, we use some here, even if we are not interested in whom he is. If we say any other man, we mean, it does not matter any other man there is no particular man in question.

John; Mary; My Your It isnt Brother; Sister; Its some other

John & George; Mary & Joan;

My brothers; Your sisters; John; Mary; Brother; Sister; But you can invite any other John & George; Mary & Joan; My your Brother; Sisters;

Dont invite

My your

Man, woman, boy, Girl. Men, women, boys, girls.

Both means two together. Each means two or more, separately. Each of us separately had a different opinion, or both of us together had the same opinion.

Each of

Both of

Us Them The boys Us Them The boys

Has Had Liked Have Had Liked

A different

Picture, Book, Bag.

The same

The pronoun phrase which shows reciprocity is each other. Each of Us Met Each other in Them Saw the The boys Both of Us Everybody at the Them The boys

Street, Park, Shops. Dance, Party.

It is advisable to use much and many only in negative and interrogative sentences. In affirmative sentences, a lot (of) should take their place. Much is used with (0r in place of) uncountable nouns, many with (or in place of) countable nouns. Difference can be countable. ( Eg: a difference, some differences) or countable. (Eg: some difference, no difference). When it is countable as above it cannot be used with much, since much is used with uncountable. I We He She I We He She Have Has Have Has Havent Hasnt You They He She Much many Books? Pencils? Sugar? Time? Much Many A lot of Books, Pencils, Sugar, Time.

Too many is used with countable nouns and too much is used with uncountable nouns. Is too much There Are too many Sugar Milk People Parcels In this In this Tea, coffee Car, Boat

Much cannot be used with enough. Enough There is not Much Sugar milk Sugar milk In this In this Tea coffee Tea coffee

For me

When there is a choice between two, we use either and neither. When the choice is among more than two, we use none for the negative. Neither is singular, but some can be treated either as a singular or as a plural.

Neither

Of

These Those These Those

(two)

Neither

Of

(three) (ten)

Books Pens Children Books Pens Children

Is

Mine, yours Johns

Is Are

When the possessor is a person, the possessive is normally used. The of construction is used when the possessor is a thing. Johns legs Marys arms Legs, Of this Arms

Are very Table Chair

The

Strong, Weak

Others is usually replaced by of others, or by other peoples. The I We They Like Welcome Advice Help Other peoples Of Others Other People Advice Help

If it is necessary to combine this/that/these/those with a possessive, the structure is this/ that/ these/ those + noun+ of+ mine/ yours etc. The cannot be used in this structure. That Friend Student Colleague Of Mine Yours Marys Is here Has come Again

Lose consciousness is used without a possessive. John Lost consciousness Mary The patient (It is wrong to say john lost his consciousness) Several times, Again, Very soon

Self/-selves Each of The Us Them Boys Girls Has a Bedroom Study Sitting room Of To His Own Her Himself Herself

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