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  1. 27-Nov-2012, 20:47 #1
    jon777
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    Default omission of "any"

    Hi!
    I'd like to know whether the following question"Do you have brothers and sisters?" is grammatically correct or not despite the omission of "any"?
    thks for answering!
    take care
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  2. 27-Nov-2012, 21:35 #2
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    Default Re: omission of "any"

    Yes. A quantifier is assumed in your example.
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