No, None, and Nothing

Negative determiners and pronouns: no time, none left, nothing happened

beginner

When to Use

•No + noun: determiner. There's no milk. I have no idea.
•None: pronoun (replaces noun). 'Any milk?' 'None.' None of them came.
•Nothing: pronoun for things. Nothing happened. I saw nothing.
•Nobody/No one: pronoun for people. Nobody knows.
•Nowhere: pronoun for places. There's nowhere to sit.

How to Form

Affirmative (+)

No + noun; None (of + noun); Nothing/Nobody/Nowhere as subject/object

Negative (-)

These are already negative; don't add 'not'

Question (?)

Rarely used in questions; use any instead

💡 No = determiner (before noun). None = pronoun (replaces noun).

Examples

✓There's no water.

✗There's none water.

No + noun; none stands alone.

✓None of them came.

✗No of them came.

None of + noun phrase.

✓Nothing happened.

✗Nothing didn't happen.

Nothing is already negative.

Common Mistakes

💡 Practice Tips

• No + noun: no time, no money, no idea.
• None: stands alone or with 'of' (none of them).
• Nothing/nobody/nowhere: pronouns, already negative.
• Don't use with 'not' (double negative).

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No, None, and Nothing

When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

💡 Practice Tips

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No, None, and Nothing

When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

💡 Practice Tips

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When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

✗I don't have no money.

✗There's none milk.

✗None of them are here.

💡 Practice Tips

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When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

✗I don't have no money.

✗There's none milk.

✗None of them are here.

💡 Practice Tips

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