肯定句中any后可接复数名词吗本站特约作者 陈穆嘉有读者朋友在“问答中心”问了这样一道题(见www.yygrammar.com/guestbook/Guest_Reply.asp?TopicID=999):The designer is free to call on any available _______ of help to guide him through the staggering number of possibilities.A.source B. sources答案是选A还是B呢?个人认为:最好填 source,但填 sources 也可以(即复数不如单数常见)。根据英语语法,在肯定句中,表示“任何”的any 后通常接单数名词(单数可数名词或不可数名词)。如:You can get it at any shop. 你可以在任何一家商店买到它。Any car must be insured. 任何汽车都必须投保。She could hold her own in any drinking session. 在任何酒会上,她可与他人相匹敌。In Britain, any information is seen as a commodity. 在英国,任何信息都被看作商品。Making film of any length was very difficult. 那时拍摄任何长度的电影都是困难的。Admission to any college or university is by examination. 进入任何学院或大学都要通过考试。Any book about riding will tell you how to saddle a horse. 任何有关骑术的书都会告诉你怎样装马鞍。Any dictionary will give you the meaning of these words. 只要是本词典,就会给出这些词的词义。Ask any doctor―they’II all tell you that alcohol is a poison. 你可以去问任何一位大夫,他们都会告诉你酒精是有毒的。但在实际运用中,在肯定句中表示“任何”的any 后有时也接复数名词,如以下两句均摘自国外语法著作:The people will report to you before making any major decisions. 这些人在作出任何重大决定前都会向你报告。Your doctor or surgeon will answer any questions you may have. 你的内科或外科医生会回答你可能提出的任何问题。在肯定句中,表示“任何”的any 后接单数可数名词,表示“任何一个”;后接复数名词,表示“任何的”(并不强调单个的个体)。