Native EnglishNatural Grammar

A / AnIndefinite ArticleUsed with singular nouns

Uses:a) To introduce a nounb) To show membership in a

groupc) To generalize about a

class

Examples:d) Introduce: An Englishman

was on a planee) Membership: That man is

a military officer.f) Classification: An octopus

has eight legs

Grammar Patterns

AnyDeterminerIndicates an indefinite quantity of something.

PronounAdverb

Joins two words or groups of words, two clauses or sentences.

Examples:a) Do you have any change?b) Any fool knows that.c) I don’t like any of these.d) I don’t have any.

For better understanding refer to “some” and “no” or “none.”

Collocations

AnyDeterminerIndicates an indefinite quantity of something.

PronounAdverb

Joins two words or groups of words, two clauses or sentences.

Examples:a) Do you have any change?b) Any fool knows that.c) I don’t like any of these.d) I don’t have any.

For better understanding refer to “some” and “no” or “none.”

Set Phrases

AnyDeterminerIndicates an indefinite quantity of something.

PronounAdverb

Joins two words or groups of words, two clauses or sentences.

Examples:a) Do you have any change?b) Any fool knows that.c) I don’t like any of these.d) I don’t have any.

For better understanding refer to “some” and “no” or “none.”

Examples

AnyDeterminerIndicates an indefinite quantity of something.

PronounAdverb

Joins two words or groups of words, two clauses or sentences.

Examples:a) Do you have any change?b) Any fool knows that.c) I don’t like any of these.d) I don’t have any.

For better understanding refer to “some” and “no” or “none.”

Exercises (link to Quia)