14 Determiners - Some

Determiners are modifiers of nouns. They can provide a wide range of information. Determiner words are put before a noun to show what the noun refers to.

Determiner, Some can be used with both plural and singular nouns.

You can see the type of nouns that can be used with Some below:

	SOME
Plural Nouns	√
Singular Nouns	√

We can use Some both with Countable and Uncountable nouns.

• Some temporary worker is calling for you.
• When Robert saw his expenses he said: “There must be some mistake”.
• Amanda is in some kind of trouble. That is why she couldn’t fulfill the task.

Some has slightly different meanings depending on whether it is used with a Singular or Plural noun;

• When we use Some with Plural Nouns we know that there are many things but we don’t know the exact number
• When we use Some with Singular Nouns we know that something exists but we don’t have much knowledge about its identity.