General rules:
SOME is used in affirmative statements with uncountable nouns.
ANY is used in questions.
ANY is used in negative statements with plural countable nouns.
ANY is used in negative statements with uncountable nouns.
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COUNTABLE
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UNCOUNTABLE
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Singular
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Plural
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Always singular
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AFFIRMATIVE
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A1
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SOME2
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SOME7
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NEGATIVE
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ANY3
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ANY4
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ANY8
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INTERROGATIVE
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ANY5
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ANY6
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ANY9
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- There is a book.
- There are some books.
- There isn't any book.
- There aren't any books.
- Is there any book?
- Are there any books?
- There is some sugar.
- Is there any sugar?
- There isn't any sugar.
- The Yellow Pencil (6 exercises).
- Englisch-Hilfen.
- English Exercises (also issue on a and an).
- Autoenglish.
- Ego4you (grammar, examples and exercises).