| 词组 | no none and not a any |
| 释义 | Contents overview no , none and not a / any163 no, none and not a/any1no: emphaticNo can be used instead of not a or not any when we want to emphasise a negative idea.Would you believe it? There's no mirror in the bathroom! (More emphatic than … There isn't a mirror …)Sorry I can't stop. I've got no time. (More emphatic than … I haven't got any time.)There were no messages for you this morning, I'm afraid. (More emphatic than There weren't any messages …)2none ofBefore a determiner (e.g. the, my, this) or a pronoun, we use none of.She's done none of the work. (not … no of the work.)We understood none of his arguments.I've been to none of those places.None of us speaks Greek.When we use none of with a plural noun or pronoun, the verb can be singular (a little more formal) or plural (a little more informal).None of my friends is interested. (more formal)None of my friends are interested. (more informal)We can use none alone if the meaning is clear.'How many of the books have you read?''None.'3not a/anyWe prefer not a/any in objects and complements when the sense is not emphatic. Compare:He's no fool. (= He's not a fool at all. – emphatic negative)A whale is not a fish. (not A whale is no fish – the sense is not emphatic.)4subjectsNot any cannot normally be used in subjects. No and none of are used instead.No brand of cigarette is completely harmless. (not Not any brand …)No tourists ever came to our village. (not Not any tourists …)None of my friends lives near me. (not Not any of my friends …)5not used to talk about twoWe use neither, not no or none, to talk about two people or things (157).Neither of my parents could be there. (not None of my parents …)6nobody, etcNobody, nothing, no one and nowhere are used in similar ways to no.I saw nobody. (More emphatic than I didn't see anybody.)Nobody spoke. (not Not anybody spoke.)For no and not, 536.For more about any, 159.For none and no one, 164.For no as a modifying adverb (e.g. no better), 373.Previous Next |
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