Réponse :
a. There are a lot of sweets in the box. You can have some
b.-Look! There are no sweets left in the box so you can't
have any
c. DAVE: -Mum, can I have some Coke, please?
MOTHER: -There's a lot of fruit juice, you can have some.
But there's no Coke, sorry! You can't have any!
d. WILLIAM: -Is there any milk left?
KATE: -No, we need to buy some
WILLIAM: -What else do we need?
KATE: -Buy some/a lot of flour and some eggs too, we can make pancakes
this afternoon!
WILLIAM: -Great idea!
Explications :
Pour les phrases affirmatives, on emploie "some".
Pour les phrases interrogatives, on emploie :
- some quand on attend une réponse affirmative
- any lorsqu’on n’a aucune idée de la réponse
Dans les phrases négatives, on emploie :
- any si la phrase contient une négation
pour traduire "beaucoup de", on utilise a lot of plutôt dans les phrases affirmatives
