Hi, everybody,
are the following sentences possible? In which context can they come out?
I must remember to take anything I need when I go on Holiday
I must remember something I need when I go on holiday
Thank you, Ripley
The first one seems possible but unlikely. The second one is unlikely. Most likely is: "I must remember to take everything I need when I go on holiday." You could say, also: "I must remember to take anything I might need when I go on holiday."Originally Posted by ripley
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Thank you again RonBee,![]()
if a pupil of yours wrote the sentence with anything, would you consider it a mistake (possible but unlikely)? And what about the other sentence? (you said it was unlikely). How would you assess both sentences?
Thanks Rip.
Can you please have a look at the thread of mine noone has replied to?
I would appreciate it a lot. Bye.
I agree with RonBee.Originally Posted by ripley
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In addition, 'anything' means, any (one) thing, whereas 'everything' means, all things, so everything is the better choice of the two for sentence (1):
(1) I must remember to bring everything I need when I go on holiday.![]()
As for sentence (2), the verb is missing:
(2) I must remember to bring something I need when I go on holiday.
But even with 'to bring', the sentence still sounds odd. The reason being, 'something' is non-specific, whereas 'I need' expresses a specific need, so 'something' doesn't work because it's not compatible with 'need'. Let's try a noun that's more specific like, 'the things':
(3) I must remember to brings the things I need when I go on holiday.![]()