Hi, A. Take any book you want. B. Take any books you want. Which is correct? why? Thanks.
F fenglish Member Joined Jun 14, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Apr 16, 2010 #1 Hi, A. Take any book you want. B. Take any books you want. Which is correct? why? Thanks.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Apr 16, 2010 #2 fenglish said: Hi, A. Take any book you want. B. Take any books you want. Which is correct? why? Thanks. Click to expand... They are both correct, it depends what you want to say. How many books do you want the person to take?
fenglish said: Hi, A. Take any book you want. B. Take any books you want. Which is correct? why? Thanks. Click to expand... They are both correct, it depends what you want to say. How many books do you want the person to take?
S sarat_106 Key Member Joined Mar 19, 2008 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Oriya Home Country India Current Location India Apr 16, 2010 #3 bhaisahab said: They are both correct, it depends what you want to say. How many books do you want the person to take? Click to expand... Absolutely correct. ‘Any’ as an adjective can describe; one or some or even every and all, as: Read any books you find on the subject. We were unable to find any books matching your criteria.
bhaisahab said: They are both correct, it depends what you want to say. How many books do you want the person to take? Click to expand... Absolutely correct. ‘Any’ as an adjective can describe; one or some or even every and all, as: Read any books you find on the subject. We were unable to find any books matching your criteria.