Examples:

• It's up to you to believe  some  dinosaurs still exist in the Amazon jungle.
• Know which path to take to get there as some  paths go through the jungle.
• Any  dinosaurs found would be headline news in nearly all, if not all, newspapers.
• You are late and any  excuses are not acceptable.

Examples:

• It sounds like there are some things , not coins,   inside the piggy bank.
• I have some peanuts  for the monkeys.
• He may be an adult, but he certainly behaves like any  other kids .
• We couldn’t find any paintings  of Popeye for our new house.

Examples:

• You can take any  bus along this road to the hospital.
• Police said the suspect planned to bomb any  building including the police headquarters.
• I don’t care about the color;  any one  will do for me but not black.

Examples:

• She added some  water to dilute the mixture.
• We usually have some  cold drink at lunchtime.
• They think he will die in the hospital bed any  day now.
• You can have  any  soup you want - chicken or turkey soup.

Examples:

• Any  girl  who wants  to take part in the competition must be strong.
  (Singular countable noun takes a verb.)
• Some guys  are  at the door asking you to come out.
  (Plural countable noun is followed by plural verb.)
• Here is some news  about an explosion in the bus.
• Any information is welcomed by the police to investigate the crime.
  ( News and information are uncountable nouns and are followed by singular verb.)

Examples:

• Some idiot  put a box of empty cans on top of my car. (= one idiot)
• What type of man does my sister like? She likes  any man.

Examples:

• Here is a picture  of a wild goose.
• Here are some pictures  of a wild goose.

• There is an ostrich  in the middle of the highway.
• There are some ostriches  in the middle of the highway.

• We don't see a star  tonight.
• We don't see any stars  tonight.

Examples:

Questions using any  with plural countable noun:

• Are there any coins  in our piggy bank?
• Do you have any names  for your pet rabbits?

Questions using any  with uncountable noun:

• Do you have any money  to lend me?
• Is there any  sugar in my coffee?

Questions using some  with plural countable noun or uncountable noun:

• Do you want some vegetables  to go with it?
• Could you spray the plants with some pesticide , please?

Examples:

With plural countable nouns:

• No : We don't have some  biscuits for the dog.
• Yes : We don't have any  biscuits for the dog.

• The bird’s nest hasn't got any  eggs in it.
• No, there aren't any  cockroaches in my kitchen.

With singular uncountable nouns:

• No, there isn't any  tea in the pot.
• She doesn't have any  more salt for my so

Examples:

• Every day for years, he got up early to milk some of the  goats.
• Some of these pet monkeys have been trained to follow simple orders.
• Some of those  migrants are from rural areas.
• Some of his socks are not washed for weeks.

• You can choose any of the  colors for the kitchen wall..
• We can easily afford any of these  used cars.
• We can give to the church jumble sale any of those  unwanted things.
• He never returned any of the books he borrowed.

Examples:

• Add some of the  flour to the mixture.
• You can drink some of this  lime juice.
• Some of that  money is to build up some savings.
• While there, we spent some of our  time watching bats in a cave..

• If any of the  food is too spicy, just leave it for me.
• I wonder if any of this  information will be helpful to the police.
• I came to ask about this and not to waste any of your  time.

Examples:

• Incorrect : Some of we  found it difficult to get along with him.
• Correct : Some of us  found it difficult to get along with him.

• Incorrect : We were told that some of they  were rotten.
• Correct : We were told that some of them  were rotten.

• Incorrect : I don't know any of they .
• Correct : I don't know any of them .

• Incorrect : Do you remember any of we ?
• Correct : Do you remember any of us ?