Anymore versus Any more
It’s not always different words but sometimes same words having just a spacing gap between them can create a huge difference in the meaning of the sentences and can cause confusion among the readers. In this article we are going to see such two terms only namely anymore and any more.
In this article we are going to see meanings of the term described above and also we are going to use them in sentence making for better understanding.
Use of the term anymore and any more in sentence making
Anymore |
Any more |
Anymore as an adverb |
Any more as a determiner |
Term refers to indicate a change in a situation or the absence of a particular condition or behavior in the present or recent past. Often used to express that something that was once true or common is no longer the case
Use in sentences Sam doesn’t watch TV shows anymore; he prefers to read books in my free time.
Sam doesn’t eat red meat anymore because he’s adopted a vegetarian diet.
Sam, they don’t sell that brand of cereal at the store anymore.
Sam’s grandparents don’t travel as much anymore due to their age and health. |
Term refers to quantifier, to an indefinite quantity or amount, often in negative or interrogative (question) sentences. It means “any amount” or “anything more than what is currently present or stated.”
Use in sentences Sam I don’t have any more apples; I used them all in the pie.
Sam, can you spare me more time to help me with this project?
Sam, there isn’t any more room in the suitcase for extra clothes.
Sam, do you need any more information to complete your research? |
Important note
As in the above segment of the article we have seen the meaning of both the words and created sentences using both the terms. We can say that indeed there is a difference in the terms and they can’t be used interchangeably. In order to remember the difference we can use a simple trick that is
Try to remember the term anymore with the reference to the term any longer as we use anymore in the same connotation as of the term any longer
After knowing the meaning, framed the sentences and acknowledging difference between both the terms let’s now proceed to correct pronunciation of both the terms.
Anymore pronounced as EN-ee-mawr
Any more is pronounced EN-ee mawr
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Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term that term anymore is refers to change in particular situation and term any more is used as an quantifier. We also framed sentences using both the terms, learnt a simple trick to remember the difference between both the terms and at last we learned about correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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