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Bookmark or Share- Countable nouns : a / an, some and any | Learn and Practise ...a / an + singular countable noun. We use an with singular countable nouns that start with a vowel. an apple a apple. Plural nouns. Most nouns add -s. apple → apples banana → bananas. We use some with plural countable nouns in positive sentences. We use any with plural countable nouns in negative sentences and in most questions.
- Some - Grammar - Cambridge DictionaryWe use some with of before the, demonstratives (this, that), pronouns (you, us) or possessives (my, your). We use some of to refer to a part of a whole: I wasn’t sure about some of the answers.
- Some and some of - Home of English GrammarWith a singular countable noun, some can refer to an unknown person or thing. Some idiot has let the cat in. There must be some job for me. She is living in some city in Japan. Some can mean ‘quite a’ in informal American English. It was some evening! (= It was quite an evening.)
- When does the phrase "Some of us..." include the speaker?It appears to me that oneself is assumed to be part of the subject. However, some of is usually used to denote an arbitrary subset of something. Indeed, if I say "Some members of my book club..." no one will presume that I am including myself. When is the speaker included when saying "Some of us..."? What are some examples where "Some of us..."
- Some or Some of? / Most or Most of? (Quantifiers – English ...The correct answer is . Why? To explain, let's look at each sentence individually. "Some hair is grey." The word some is called a quantifier because it tells you the quantity (how much) of something. Other quantifiers include all, most, many, few, little, and none. When we talk about something in general, we use the structure quantifier + noun.
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