Some, any, much, many, and a lot of are used with countable and uncountable nouns in different ways. Some is used in affirmative sentences with uncountable and plural countable nouns. Any is used in negative and interrogative sentences. Much is only used in negative sentences with uncountable nouns, while many is used with plural countable nouns. A lot of can be used with both uncountable and plural countable nouns in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper usage of each term.