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30 Nov 2022
- Korean
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Is this sentence grammatically correct and natural?
- "I'm not playing in *any tournament*!"
I'm a bit confused because there's no "s" at the end of "tournament".
Is this sentence grammatically correct and natural?
- "I'm not playing in *any tournament*!"
I'm a bit confused because there's no "s" at the end of "tournament".
- "I'm not playing in *any tournament*!"
I'm a bit confused because there's no "s" at the end of "tournament".
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- English (US)
ANY refers to one or more, so it can be followed by a singular or plural noun.
Use “any + singular noun” if you mean every, one or more randomly, unlimited amount, one or more without reference to extent.
Examples:
Do you have any children?
Is there anybody home?
Any child can do it.
He can’t. He doesn’t have any money.
Ask any one of your friends. They’ll tell you.
I checked, but I didn’t see any boxes there.
He’s injured. He’s not playing in any tournament.
Forget it. Mom is not going to buy you any video games.
They don’t have any choice.
I hope this helps. :)
Highly-rated answerer
- Korean
Thank you
But I meant the interrogative sentence including "any + object(countable noun)" in it.
- Do you have any pencils?
- Are there any books?
- Is he good at any kinds of jobs.
But I meant the interrogative sentence including "any + object(countable noun)" in it.
- Do you have any pencils?
- Are there any books?
- Is he good at any kinds of jobs.
- Korean
- English (US)
Sentence 3: Is he good at any kind of jobs? Sentences 1 and 2 are correct.
Take care. :)
Highly-rated answerer
- Korean
- Korean
- I'm not reading any books.
- There aren't any pencils.
- He isn't good at any kinds of jobs.
- There aren't any pencils.
- He isn't good at any kinds of jobs.
- English (US)
I have not read any books
I am not reading any books.
He isn’t good at any “kind” of jobs.
Highly-rated answerer
- Korean
Why is this sentence correct when "tournament" is a countable noun?
- "I'm not playing in *any tournament*!"
- "I'm not playing in *any tournament*!"
- English (US)
Because you don’t mean in any of the tournaments. You mean in any tournament (in general).
Highly-rated answerer
- Korean
Um, do you mean these notions?
any of the tournaments = not even one tournament ? (zero)
any tournament = random tournament ? (more than zero)
ex. You don't take any job(=random job), take a better job.
any of the tournaments = not even one tournament ? (zero)
any tournament = random tournament ? (more than zero)
ex. You don't take any job(=random job), take a better job.
- English (US)
Keep on practicing. You got this! 파이팅 🎖
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