if I say
"ANY of the members didn't shown up"
is the any's use is right?
if it is wrong explain me why in grammar
2007-01-25 17:41:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you want to keep the negative in the verb, I think you'd have to say "ALL of the members (THEY) didn't show up", for it to make sense, but I think that is very awkward. (You could, in other circumstances say, "ANY of the members (ANYONE) MIGHT show up."
I prefer to apply the negative to the noun: "None of the members showed up."
2007-01-25 18:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not wrong but it's in the wrong place. To make the grammar (and English) correct, you have to turn your statement into a question and say ' Didn'y any of the members show up?' Alternatively you can say 'None of the members showed up'.
2007-01-26 01:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"ANY of the members didn't shown up"
Shown is an incorrect verb form, past participle and I changed it to infinitive below, I think.
None of the members showed up.
None of the members had shown up.
There were not any members present.
2007-01-26 02:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would say, "None of the members showed up."
"Any of the members didn't shown up" is confusing. Sorry, but I can't explain why. It just is.
2007-01-26 01:50:35 · answer #4 · answered by Dana Renee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are trying to say. The sentence you have there is so broken and out of context that there really is no way to tell if you are using the word correctly since the sentence makes no sense.
2007-01-26 01:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Fin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that sentence makes no sense, you could say "none of the members showed up"
or
"out of all the members, none showed up"
2007-01-26 01:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
none would be the best word to use because it shows that not one showed up as where any doesnt work because it leaves too much unsaid
2007-01-26 01:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by Wills 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should actually read "Nunn of any dem dare playahs beez gonna show".
2007-01-26 01:48:32 · answer #8 · answered by killmylandlord 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
'None' sounds better... Any sounds as if ur questioning sum1 its not used wen u reply...
2007-01-26 01:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by Lucky Khan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmmmm sounds ok ,but if you go to new york city ,you can axe sumone ...lol
2007-01-26 01:48:04 · answer #10 · answered by gry w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋