Should any plural or singular?

Should any plural or singular?

When used as a pronoun, any can be used with either a singular or a plural verb, depending on the context: “we needed more sugar but there wasn’t any left” (singular verb) or “are any of the new videos available?” (plural verb).

Is any of plural or singular?

“Any” can be singular or plural when you use it as a pronoun, depending on whether it refers to a countable noun (like “book” or “books”) or an uncountable noun (like “water”). “Any” is singular when it modifies singular countable nouns, and it becomes plural when used with plural countable nouns.

Should I add s after any?

If you use any or some with countable nouns, the nouns should be plural, i.e. you should add an ‘s’. If the noun following any or some is uncountable, don’t add an ‘s’.

Have you got any plural or singular?

“Have you got any” is generally followed by the plural. Or, an “uncountable noun” like beer or water or ice cream where the singular functions as a plural also.

Can plural be used after any?

Any is normally used with plural and uncountable nouns in questions, negative and conditional sentences: Do we have any beer? ~ Yes, we do. It’s in the fridge.

When we use some or any?

As a general rule, we use ‘some’ for affirmative sentences, and ‘any’ for questions or negative sentences. Usually, both ‘some’ and ‘any’ can only be used with countable plural nouns or uncountable nouns.

Can we use some with countable nouns?

Some is used with the plural form of countable nouns and with uncountable nouns. Some is used in positive sentences. There is some milk in the fridge. I did some exercises.

Should a countable noun come after any?

If a countable noun comes after any, then should it [the noun] be singular or plural? Like the indefinite article a/an, the word any derives from a form of the Old English word for one. Primarily an adjective, it is also used as a pronoun. As an adjective, any is most commonly followed by plural or uncountable nouns:

Is the word ‘any’ singular or plural?

If you have learnt a rule that “any” can only be connected with a singular noun it is wrong. “Any” can be used with singular or plural according to sense. Is there any question?

Is any of the information available yet singular?

When any refers to a singular uncountable noun, it is always singular. Is / are any of the information available yet? As a determiner, any is generally followed by uncountable and plural countable nouns in questions and negative statements. Is there any water left in the bottle?

How do you use ‘any’ as a noun?

As an adjective, any is most commonly followed by plural or uncountable nouns: Sometimes any is used to modify a singular countable noun: Any fourth-grader should be able to read that book. Any grammar book will have a section on relative pronouns.