Diego
Bring something to the party or Bring anything to the party?! Which one thanks!
10 de jun de 2021 19:03
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Hi Diego, Great question! You're asking about "indefinite pronouns." There are 12 indefinite pronouns. Note that there are four prefixes (some, any, no, every) and 3 suffixes (-body, -one, -thing): somebody, someone, something anybody, anyone, anything nobody, *no one (the only one written as two words), nothing everybody, everyone, everything We use the prefix EVERY- to talk about ALL members of a group or ALL items in a collection: - Everyone at the party had a great time. - It only took us half an hour to clean everything up because everybody helped out. We use the prefix NO- to talk about the absence of something or the fact that none of the people in a group or items in a collection apply: - The party was so much fun that no one wanted to leave! There was nothing I could do. Nobody wanted it to end! Your question is about the two prefixes used to talk about an unknown or uncertain quantity or part - SOME- and ANY-. The question is: how do we know when to use ANY- and when to use SOME- ? SOME- : Use for positive statements. ANY- : Use for negative statements and questions. Although "Bring something to the party" and "Bring anything to the party" look similar, there is a slight difference. If you're using this statement to prompt people to bring items, you must use SOMEthing: “Bring something to the party!” You would use ANYthing to tell people NOT to bring things to the party: "You don't need to bring anything - we've got it all covered!" Your friends might use it to ask you if you want them to help out by bringing items: "Would you like us to bring anything?" Exception to the rule: SOME- can be used in questions when offering something or asking for something, but usually there will be some specification: - Would you like us to bring something to the party, like maybe some chips or a few bottles of wine? - Would you like something to drink? I hope this helps! Happy learning : )
10 de junho de 2021
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Bring something to the party it means bringing something more direct, or specific, whereas bringing anything to the party, it measn that you are free to bring whatever you want.
10 de junho de 2021
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Bring it all bro! But yeah it depends. - "Hey, can you bring something to the party?" - "Sure, I'll grab some drinks." - "Just bring anything you want to the party." - "Ok!"
10 de junho de 2021
They are both very similar so you could use either one. "Bring something to the party" means they should bring something and is more direct while "Bring anything you want to the party" would be more of a light hearted suggestion. Either one is fine, but if you have an expectation then you should probably use "Bring something".
10 de junho de 2021
Both are adequate to request guests to bring things to the party, although neither specifies what "type" of things to bring (food, music, chairs, etc).
10 de junho de 2021
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