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“No / none” “NONE”

“None” can replace “no”
plus noun to indicate a “Left” shows that there
“No” and “none” both show the absence or lack of See also: lack of something. was some pizza before.
something. “No” is always used with a noun, whereas Singular and plural nouns 69
“none” replaces a noun in a sentence. Countable and uncountable nouns 70

“NO” “None of” is used
“No” is only used with uncountable before pronouns and
nouns or plural countable nouns. nouns with determiners.
Uncountable noun.

“None” can also be used
on its own to answer a
Plural noun.
question about quantity.

FURTHER EXAMPLES
FURTHER EXAMPLES

“NO” AND NOUN FOR EMPHASIS
Although “no” has the
same meaning as “not
any” in this context,
“no” is often emphatic.

“None” and “none of” can be
more emphatic than “not any.”
This version of the sentence can
indicate surprise or disappointment.

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