any

«any» in Mova's school dictionary: one or some, it does not matter which — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

determiner, pronoun, adverb (any)

meaning for a pupil

1) Any means one or some, it does not matter which. tree →

2) «Not any» means none, zero. tree →

3) Any means every one, all: «Any child can join». tree →

4) Any (adverb) means at all: «Is it any better?» tree →

5) Any more, with a negative, means no longer or no further: I have no money any more. tree →

sense in the lessons

a word of the story; «not any» means none, zero; in questions «any left?» asks about what remains; phrases «any more», «any time», «anyone», «anything», «in any case»

examples

• Does he have any marbles left? tree →
• She did not eat any cookies. tree →
• Any student can take 2 pencils. tree →
• Are there any seats left? tree →
• Pick any card from the deck. tree →
• Call me any time. tree →
• I don't have any brothers. tree →
• Do you need any help? tree →
• Is your cold any better? tree →
• You can sit in any chair. tree →
• He mustn't have that any more!" tree →

note

«not any» or «any left?» points to zero or to what remains. Trap: «any» does not name a number. Use «any» in questions and «not» sentences, and «some» in plain sentences: «I have some», «I don't have any».

In the corpora

• Morning sickness is feeling or being sick in early pregnancy, and despite the name it can happen at any time of day.
• A good way to sort any bit of gossip is to ask four things.
• «I'm not saying anything, but…» is still saying something; it hints at a story without any facts.
• Rewatching a favourite film is a comfort at any age; grown-ups do it too.
• Ask a grown-up before uploading any photo, and never upload ones showing your school badge or home.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «any» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.