two sentences from Murphy's grammar

[Verona_82]

Hello,

I'd like to ask some questions regarding two sentences from the Murphy's grammar book.

1. Most of the earth's surface is covered by water.

Isn't it more common to use 'with' instead of 'by'?

2. If there are any unknown words that you don't know, use a dictionary.

Is it possible to use 'some' instead of 'any' in this example?

I'd be grateful for any comments.
Thank you.

 

[Allen165]

Hello,

I'd like to ask some questions regarding two sentences from the Murphy's grammar book.

1. Most of the earth's surface is covered by water.

Isn't it more common to use 'with' instead of 'by'?

2. If there are any unknown words that you don't know, use a dictionary.

Is it possible to use 'some' instead of 'any' in this example?

I'd be grateful for any comments.
Thank you.

NOT A TEACHER.

I like "with" better than "by" in the first sentence.

In the second sentence the author seems to be repeating himself ("unknown words that you don't know"). I wouldn't use "some."

 

[Verona_82]

I'm sorry, I didn't copy it correctly .

The original sentence reads

If you there are any words that you don't know, use a dictionary.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'm sorry, I didn't copy it correctly .

The original sentence reads

If you there are any words that you don't know, use a dictionary.

You still haven't copied it correctly.

That's worse than before.

Rover

 

[Tdol]

Yes, it is possible to use some there. Any sounds more natural to me, though.

 

[Verona_82]

You still haven't copied it correctly.

That's worse than before.

Rover

I must have had a severe attack of inattention yesterday.
If there are any words that you don't know, use a dictionary.

I've never suspected it will ever take me three attempts to copy a sentence.

Thank you for the replies

 

[Tdol]

Once it starts going wrong, it repeats. That's why I recommend not doing a rough draft and copying it up in an exam- it's very hard to spot mistakes like that. :up:

 

[BobK]

Yes, it is possible to use some there. Any sounds more natural to me, though.

:up: The implications of the two words are different.

'If there are any...' - there may be some; whenever you find one, look it up

But 'You should proof-read at least twice. If there are any errors, fix them, If, in your second reading, you still find some errors...".

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