Do they have some children?

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: Do they have some children?

Correct: Do they have any children?

GRAMMAR: In questions, we normally use any or an any-word (i.e. anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere, anyhow).

However, when you expect (or hope to receive) a 'yes' answer, we use some or a some-word. For this reason, we often use some, someone, etc, in offers and requests:
'Would you like some milk?' 'Could you give me some milk, please?'

WORD OF THE DAY:

stagger

intransitive verb
1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight.
3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision.
4. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant.
5. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind.
6. to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.

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