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Not Any / No / None

He hasn't got any money.


He's got no money.

A: How much money has he got?


B: None.

not (n't) + any


I'm not going to do any work this evening.
There aren't any good hotels in the town.
Ann took some photographs but 1 didn't take any. (= any photographs)

no + noun (no money / no job etc.): no ... = not + any or not + a


We use no ... especially after have/has (got) and there is/are:
He has got no money. (= He hasn't got any money.)
There are no buses after 11.30. (= There aren't any buses after 11.30.)
It's a nice house but there's no garden. (= It's a nice house but there isn't a garden.)
Juan Manuel Snchez Garrido
2008

Remember: negative verb + any positive verb + no


I haven't got any friends. or I've got no friends. (but not ' I haven't got no friends.')
There aren't any good hotels in this town. or There are no good hotels in this town.
no and none (nada or niguno/a)
Use no + noun (no money / no friends / no sugar etc.):
I can't wait. I've got no time.
There is no sugar in your coffee.
Use none alone (without a noun):
'How much time have we got?' 'None (= no time). We must go now.'
'How many mistakes did you make?' 'None.' (= no mistakes)
none and no-one
none = 0 (zero). None is an answer for How much? / How many?
(things or people):
'How much money have you got?' 'None.' (= no money)
'How many people did you meet?' 'None.' (= no people)
no-one = nobody. No-one is an answer for Who?:
Juan Manuel
Snchez Garrido
'Who did you meet?' 'No-one.'
(= nobody)
2008

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