在通常情況下,some用于肯定句,而在否定句和疑問句中則改用any.如：There are some letters for you.有幾封信是你的.
There aren't any letters for you.沒有一封信是你的.
Are there any letters for me?有我的信嗎?
但是,在下列幾種特殊情況下卻通常要用some而不用any：
1．希望得到肯定回答的疑問句通常用some.如：May I have some paper?我可以拿些紙嗎?
Didn't he give you some money?他不是給了你一些錢嗎?
Can you lend me some money?能借點錢給我嗎?
Aren't there some stamps in that drawer?那抽屜里不是有幾枚郵票嗎?
2．表示請求或建議的疑問句通常用some.如：Why not give her some flowers?為什么不送她些花呢?
Would you like some bananas?吃點香蕉嗎?
Won't you have some more?你不再要一點嗎?
Shall I get some chalk for you?要我給你拿些粉筆來嗎?
3．有時some用于肯定句和否定句均可,但意義有區(qū)別.如：I don't like some of the films.這些電影中有幾部我不喜歡.
I don't like any of the films.這些電影中我一部也不喜歡.
4．與表示否定意義的few或little連用,表示肯定意義,其意為“不少”“相當多”.如：Some few students were absent today.今天有不少學生缺席.
He spent some little money on books.他花不少錢買書.
注：不要將some few / some little理解為“相當少”.