Use of Some and any in spoken and written English


• SOME: a few; an amount, number or part of something:
Some water, some bread, some wine... A quantity of water, a bit of bread, a small amount of wine... (uncountable, singular)
Some people, some children, some animals... A few people, several children, a small number of animals... (countable, plural)
Some of you will be sent to the doctor. A few of you will be sent to the doctor.
• ANY: no matter what/which; all:
Any attempt to escape will be punished severely. All attempts to escape will be punished severely.
As a boy, Kevin would take any job to make money. When he was a boy, Kevin would accept whichever job he could to make money.

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