Question 1
A: Is there _____ tea in the pot?
B: Yes, there is _____ left.
Use any in questions with nouns like tea, and some in positive sentences: Yes, there is some left.
Question 2
A: Have you got _____ brothers or sisters?
B: I have got two brothers and _____ sister.
Use any in questions with plural nouns (any brothers or sisters). Use a with one thing: a sister.
Question 3
There aren't _____ good songs on his new CD.
Use any in negative sentences with plural nouns: There aren't any good songs. Not no, because aren't is already negative.
Question 4
A: I am very hungry!
B: Don't worry! There is _____ big breakfast plate in the kitchen for us.
Plate is one thing, so we use a: a big breakfast plate. Some and any are not used with one countable thing.
Question 5
There aren't any _____ at the fancy dress party.
Aren't any needs a plural noun. Children is the plural of child; woman, man and policeman are singular.
Question 6
Are there _____ for dinner this evening, Mum?
In questions, use any with a plural noun: Are there any visitors? Are there also tells us the noun is plural.
Question 7
_____ a cold drink, please?
We ask for things politely with Can I have …?: Can I have a cold drink, please?
Question 8
A: Is there _____ meat in the sandwich?
B: No, there isn't _____.
Meat cannot be counted. Use any in questions and in negative sentences: Is there any meat? No, there isn't any.
Question 9
I'm very happy. There isn't _____ for the weekend.
Homework cannot be counted, so no a. After isn't we use any: There isn't any homework. Not no, because isn't is already negative.
Question 10
Bill is very busy these days. He hasn't got _____ time to see us.
Time here cannot be counted. After hasn't got we use any: He hasn't got any time.
Question 11
A: Would you like _____?
B: No, thanks.
In offers with Would you like …? we use some, even though it is a question: Would you like some coffee? Not any coffees, because coffee here has no plural.
Question 12
My daughter isn't well. She has got _____ terrible toothache.
With an illness word and an adjective we often use a: a terrible toothache. Not an, because terrible starts with a consonant sound.
Question 13
A: Can I have _____ with cheese?
B: Yes, of course. Here you are.
Sandwich can be counted. For one, use a: Can I have a sandwich? Two sandwich is wrong; it must be two sandwiches.
Question 14
The dress is not expensive for me. I have got _____ money in my account.
Money cannot be counted. In positive sentences we use some: I have got some money.
Question 15
I'm sorry but there is _____ food in the fridge.
There is no food means there isn't any food. Use no after a positive verb (is). Not any, because any needs isn't.
Question 16
There are two _____ of bread on the table.
The plural of loaf is loaves: two loaves of bread. Loafs is wrong.
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