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Bookmark or Share- any of this or these? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchangeeg - "I will not have any of this nonsense" , or "any of this stuff". On second thought, I would agree with Edwin Asworth above, and by that logic it should be 'either of these' – R.S.
- Is "any of them" used with a singular or plural verb? [closed]See CowperKettle's answer to the question "How to use “any of”" on ELL SE: I did some googling, and it turns out any of your options is admitted: here's a link to [a grammar blog post][1]. I quote: Any of can be followed by a verb in the singular or plural: "If any of your friends want/wants to come, they are welcome." (Plural is preferred ...
- Should the noun after "any" be singular or plural? [duplicate]It's my treat. Choose any dress you like. [Choose a/one dress] Take any card. [Take a/one card] Any book on grammar will tell you how to use "any". [Any one book = every book on grammar] In questions and negative sentences "any" can be used with comparatives, with "different" and in the expressions any/good, any/use, and any/point. Is she any ...
- grammatical number - Should I use "is" or "are" with "any of X ...Any: Determiner and Pronoun sg. & pl.. Although its origins lie as an indeterminate derivative of one, which is of course singular by definition, any can be used both in the singular and the plural.
- "Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns?In this situation, I am expecting that they might have one specific piece of information to offer. This is probably a more colloquial or idiomatic expression than the other one. And yes, the use of "any" does have a lot to do with questions and negatives. "Any" is a negative polarity item, which means it can only happen in certain contexts.
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