Unit

77 Anot + any no none

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The car park is empty.

There aren't an y cars

in the car park.
There are no cars

How many cars are there in the car park?

None.

not (-n't) + any

O There aren't any cars in the car park.
O Tracey and Jack don't have any children,
j You can have some coffee, but I don't want any.

no + noun (no cars / no garden etc.)

no ... = not any or not a

J There are no cars in the car park. (= there aren't any cars)
() We have no coffee. (= we don't have any coffee)
( ) It's a nice house, but there's no garden. (= there isn't a garden)
We use no ... especially after have and there is/are.

negative verb + any = positive verb + no

They don't have any children, or They have no children.
(not They don't have no children)
There isn't any sugar in your coffee, or There's no sugar in your coffee.

no and none

Use no + noun (no money / no children etc.):

We have no money.
) Everything was O K. There were no problems.

Use none alone ( without a noun):

'How much money do you have?' 'None.' (= no money)
'Were there any problems?' 'No, none.' (= no problems)

none and no-one

none = 0 (zero)
no-one = nobody

None is an answer for How much? / How many? (things or people):

a: How much money do you have?
B: None. (= no money)
O a: How many people did you meet?
b: None. (= no people)

No-one is an answer for Who?:

a: Who did you meet?
b: No-one. (or Nobody.)

164 ( negatives -» Unit 43 some and any 4 Unit 76 anybody/nobody/nothing etc. Units 78-79 )
Exercises
W rite these sentences again with no.
1 We don't have any money. We have no money
2 There aren't any shops near here. There are .........................
3 Carla doesn't have any free tim e.......................................................
4 There isn't a light in this room............................................................

W rite these sentences again w ith any.

5 We have no money. W eJon;t.hayeany.m Q .ney;..............................................................................
6 There's no milk in the fridge. ...............................................................................................................................................
7 There are no buses today. ...............................................................................................................................................
8 Tom has no brothers or sisters..........................................................................................................................................................

W rite no or any.
1 There's no sugar in your coffee.
2 My brother is married, but he doesn't ha ve................ children.
3 Sue doesn't speak foreign languages.
4 I'm afraid there's coffee. Would you like some tea?
5 'Look at those birds!' 'Birds? Where? I can't see birds.'
6 'Do you know where Jessica is?' 'No, I have................ idea.'

W rite no, an y or none.

7 There aren't pictures on the wall.
8 The weather was cold, but there w a s.................wind.
9 I wanted to buy some oranges, but they didn't h ave in the shop.
10 Everything was correct. There w ere mistakes.
11 'How much luggage do you have?' '............... '
12 'How much luggage do you have?' 'I don't h ave................'

Complete the sentences. Use any or no + the words in the box.

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1 Everything was O K. There w e re no .problems.......

2 Jack and Emily would like to go on holiday,but they ha ve.................................................................................
3 I'm not going to answ er................................................................................
4 He's always alone. He h as................................................................................
5 There is ............................................................................. between these two machines. They're exactly the same.
6 There w asn't................................................................................in the room. It was completely empty.
7 'Do you know how the accident happened?' 'No, I have.................................................................................'
8 The house is cold because there isn't................................................................................
9 We didn't have to wait to get our train tickets. There w a s ................................................................................

W rite short answers (one or two words) to these questions. Use none where necessary.
1 How many letters did you write yesterday? Two. or A lot. or Nona......
2 How many sisters do you have?................................ ........................................................................................................................
3 How much coffee did you drink yesterday? ........................................................................................................................
4 How many photos have you taken today? ........................................................................................................................
5 How many legs does a snake have?........................ ........................................................................................................................

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