Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar in use new part 27', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Unit 86 No none any Nothing nobody etc. No and none We use no noun. No not a or not any We had to walk home because there was no bus. there wasn t a bus Sue will have no difficulty finding a job. Sue won t have any difficulty . There were no shops open. There weren t any shops open. You can use no noun at the beginning of a sentence No reason was given for the change of plan. We use none without a noun How much money do you have None. no money All the tickets have been sold. There are none left. no tickets left Or we use none of. This money is all yours. None of it is mine. After none of plural none of the students none of them etc. the verb can be singular or plural. A plural verb is more usual None of the shops were or was open. Nothing nobody no-one nowhere You can use these negative words at the beginning of a sentence or alone as answers to questions Nobody or No-one came to visit me while I was in hospital. What happened Nothing. Where are you going Nowhere. I m staying here. You can also use these words after a verb especially after be and have The house is empty. There s nobody living there. We had nothing to eat. c Nothing nobody etc. not anything anybody etc. 1 didn t say anything. I said nothing. Jane didn t tell anybody about her plans. Jane told nobody . They haven t got anywhere to live. They ve got nowhere to live. With nothing nobody etc. do not use a negative verb isn t didn t etc. I said nothing not I didn t say nothing Nobody tells me anything not Nobody doesn t tell me We also use any anything anybody etc. without not to mean it doesn t matter which what who see Unit 85D . Compare no- and any- There was no bus so we walked home. You can take any bus. They all go to the centre. it doesn t matter which What do you want to eat Nothing. I m not hungry. I m so hungry. 1 could eat anything. it doesn t matter what The exam was extremely difficult. Nobody passed. everybody failed The exam was very easy. Anybody could have passed. it doesn t matter who D
