Any Question or Any Questions? Which is correct?

“Any Questions” is often asked at the end of a speech and is short for “do you have any questions?” or “Are there any questions?”. The word “any” is usually ... Skiptocontent“AnyQuestions”ismuchmorecommoninEnglishandisusedtoallowmorethanonequestiontobeasked.“Anyquestion”isalsopossible(thoughlesscommon)andlimitsthechoiceofquestionstoone. Idon’tknowanyquestionthatcouldbeaskedthatwouldsolvethisproblem. Doyouhaveanyquestions?“Any”isusuallyusedinthenegativeorinquestionsandyoucanlearnmoreabouthowtouse“any”here. AnyQuestions“AnyQuestions”isoftenaskedattheendofaspeechandisshortfor“doyouhaveanyquestions?”or“Arethereanyquestions?”.Theword“any”isusuallyfollowedbyapluralnounbecause“any”meansthatwehavenoobjects. Idon’thaveanycars.Idon’thaveanydogs.Inthecaseof“Doyouhaveanyquestions?”,wedon’tknowifoneormorequestionsexist.Ifweused“anyquestion”inthissituation,thatwouldmeanthatthereisonlyonequestionthatcouldbeasked. AnyQuestionWeuse“anyquestion”whenthereisaspecificquestionthatthespeakerhasinmind.Itisnottobeusedafterapresentationwhenyouwanttoknowiftherearequestionsfromtheaudience.ExampleIfIaskyouanyquestion,youwillansweritforme.Intheexampleabove,youmayaskoneofmanyquestionsandbecauseitisonlyonequestion,“question”issingular. ExampleIdon’tthinktherewasanyquestionthathewasthebestplayeronthepitch. Inthisexample,“anyquestion”meansthat“noonecouldquestion”.AnyQuestionsReplyWhensomeoneasks“doyouhaveanyquestions?”afteraspeechorattheendofaninterview,itisaninvitationforyoutoaskanyrelatedquestionthatmightnothavebeencovered. SpeechExample …….andthatshowstheprevalenceofstringtheory.AnyQuestions?Yes,Ihaveone,issuper-asymmetrystringtheorythesameassymmetrystringtheory?InterviewSampleReplyThankyouforyourtime,Johnathon,Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?Yes,Thankyoutoo.Onequestion,Whatisthestartingsalary?AnyQuestionsLetmeknow“Anyquestionsletmeknow”isaphrasethatpeopleusewhentheyarefinishingaconversationandwanttotelltheotherpersonthattheyareinvitedtoaskquestionsiftheyhaveanydoubts. “Anyquestionsletmeknow”isoftenusedinthecontextofsomeonehelpingsomeone(inasituationliketraining)andcanbeusedatthebeginningorattheendoftheconversation.Ifyouneedtoreplyto“Anyquestionsletmeknow”youcansay“ok,Iwill”or“great,willdo”.Isthereanyquestionsorarethereanyquestions?Weuse:Arethereanyquestions?Isthereanyquestion?Notethat“isthereanyquestion”usuallyformspartofalargersentence.Isthereanyquestionabouthiscommitmenttotheclub?Doesanyonehaveoranyquestions?Youcanuseeither“Doesanyonehaveanyquestions?”orsimply“Anyquestions?”PostnavigationTheBestwebsitestolearnEnglishToviewthisvideopleaseenableJavaScript,andconsiderupgradingtoa webbrowserthat supportsHTML5videoTheBestwebsitestolearnEnglish←PreviousPostNextPost→50%DiscountforEspressoEnglish600+lessonsxx