Syllabus topic 29: Any / no / none
Any / no / none. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of.
No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planThere is ___ reason to worry.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: no
Completed sentence: There is no reason to worry. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
How many tickets remain? ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: None
Completed sentence: How many tickets remain? None. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
I don't have ___ questions.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: any
Completed sentence: I don't have any questions. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
___ of the answers was correct.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: None
Completed sentence: None of the answers was correct. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Choose ___ seat you like. (unrestricted choice)
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: any
Completed sentence: Choose any seat you like. (unrestricted choice) No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
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Correct answer: no
Completed sentence: There is no reason to worry. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: None
Completed sentence: How many tickets remain? None. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: any
Completed sentence: I don't have any questions. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: None
Completed sentence: None of the answers was correct. No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: any
Completed sentence: Choose any seat you like. (unrestricted choice) No comes before a noun; none stands alone or is followed by of. Any occurs in negatives/questions and can mean unrestricted choice in positive clauses. Do not use no and not together for a standard negative meaning.
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