Other teachers direct their students to the lan-guage laboratory for independent study in listening comprehension three times a week, checking on progress throughout the term; assign reading and vocabulary study for homework; and spend class time on structure and writing. Still other teachers develop individual study plans for each student based on previous TOEFL part scores. Students | PATTERNS PROBLEM 27 147 Meaning Not Any Remember that no means not any. It may be used with a singular or plural count noun or with a noncount noun. no noun count singular noun count plural verb singular verb plural No tree grows above the tree line No trees grow above the tree line no noun noncount verb singular No art is on display today Avoid using the negatives not or none instead of no. Avoid using a singular verb with a plural count noun. Examples Incorrect There is not reason to worry. Correct There is no reason to worry. Incorrect None news is good news. Correct No news is good news. Incorrect We have not a file under the name Wagner. Correct We have no file under the name Wagner. Incorrect None of cheating will be tolerated. Correct No cheating will be tolerated. Incorrect Bill told me that he has none friends. Correct Bill told me that he has no friends. Exercises Part A Choose the correct answer. At Woolworth s first five-and-ten-cent store A neither items cost B items not cost C items none costing D no item costs more than a dime. 148 REVIEW OF STRUCTURE Part B Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it. Some religions have none deity but are philosophies that function instead of religions. A B C D Almost All of the and Most of the Remember that almost all of the and most of the mean all except a few but almost all of the includes more. almost all of the most of the noun count plural verb plural Almost all of the trees in our yard are oaks Most of the trees are oaks almost all of the most of the noun noncount verb singular Almost all of the art by R. C. Gorman is expensive Most of the art by R. C. Gorman is expensive Avoid using almost without all or all of the. Avoid using most of without the. Examples Incorrect Almost the states have a sales tax. Correct Almost all of the states have a sales tax. or Almost all states have a sales tax. or Most of the states have a sales tax. or Most states have a sales tax. Incorrect Most of teachers at State .
