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dido4 · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 277

Which of the following sentences is right?

1. Is there any dog in the park?
2. Are there any dogs in the park?

Would you please give some examples?

Thank you

buddhaheart · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject:

�Any�, as an attributive adjective (pronominal determiner) can be used correctly with count and non-count nouns. Both sentences are okay, the second one being more common. The first �any� may imply �one� or �a�; the second could mean �more than one�, �many� and �some�.

Examples (as singular):
Buy some fruit. Any fruit will do.
Get a dog. Any dog will do.

Examples (as plural):
I will not buy any apples.
I will bring some photos.