'Any' and words such as 'anyone', 'anybody', 'anything', etc. are used in negative sentences and questions.
Subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb + any (+ objects and extra information)
Examples:
Informal, spoken language |
Emphatic spoken and formal language |
He doesn't have any time. |
He does not have any time. |
Mary isn't going to eat any dinner. |
Mary is not going to eat any dinner. |
Peter hasn't done anything for the past three days. |
Peter has not done anything for the past three days. |
When posing a question with an 'any' word, you expect the answer to be negative.
Examples:
Is there any tea left? |
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Is there anybody out there? |
Probably not. |
Is there any pupil who could answer this question? |
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