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No Longer and No More

Expressing that something has stopped: no longer, not anymore

intermediate

When to Use No Longer and No More

  • •Something stopped: She no longer works here.
  • •Change of state: I don't live there anymore.
  • •Formal: The service is no longer available.
  • •Informal: We're not friends anymore.
  • •Quantity ended: There's no more coffee.

How to Form No Longer and No More

Affirmative (+)

Subject + no longer + verb | Subject + don't/doesn't + verb + anymore

Negative (-)

N/A (these are already negative expressions)

Question (?)

Do you no longer want it? / Don't you want it anymore?

💡 No longer = more formal, mid-position. Not anymore = informal, end position. No more = before nouns.

Examples of No Longer and No More

✓He no longer lives in London.

✗He no longer doesn't live in London.

'No longer' is already negative; don't add another negative.

✓I don't work there anymore.

✗I don't work there no more.

Use 'anymore' with 'don't', not 'no more' (double negative).

✓There's no more bread.

✗There's no more any bread.

'No more' before noun; don't add 'any'.

Common Mistakes with No Longer and No More

💡 Practice Tips for No Longer and No More

  • • No longer = formal, before main verb: She no longer smokes.
  • • Not...anymore = informal, at end: She doesn't smoke anymore.
  • • No more + noun = quantity: no more questions
  • • Any more (two words) in questions/negatives: Is there any more?
  • • All express that something has changed or stopped
Quick Quiz
  1. 1.She   works here — she retired last year.
  2. 2.Which sentence is correct? 
  3. Question 3: Fix the double negative: I don't no longer need it. → I blank ___ need it. (formal, two words)
    3.Fix the double negative: I don't no longer need it. → I ___ need it. (formal, two words)
  4. Question 4: There's blank ___ bread — the loaf is finished. (quantity, two words)
    4.There's ___ bread — the loaf is finished. (quantity, two words)
  5. Question 5: Rewrite informally: She no longer smokes. → She doesn't smoke blank.
    5.Rewrite informally: She no longer smokes. → She doesn't smoke .
  6. Question 6: Fix: She not anymore works here. → She blank work here ___.
    6.Fix: She not anymore works here. → She work here ___.
  7. Question 7: Choose the right phrase for an action stopping: I blank ___ want coffee. (formal, two words; not for quantity)
    7.Choose the right phrase for an action stopping: I ___ want coffee. (formal, two words; not for quantity)
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