No or Any in this sentence?
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I have a question. I can't solve this problem.
Which is correct?
(a) No, there was any.
(b) No, there was no.
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I have a question. I can't solve this problem.
Which is correct?
(a) No, there was any.
(b) No, there was no.
grammar
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Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,No, there was no apple that was purplewould be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.
– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
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Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54
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I have a question. I can't solve this problem.
Which is correct?
(a) No, there was any.
(b) No, there was no.
grammar
edited yesterday
Glorfindel
5,19992639
I have a question. I can't solve this problem.
Which is correct?
(a) No, there was any.
(b) No, there was no.
grammar
grammar
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Glorfindel
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edited yesterday
Glorfindel
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Glorfindel
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Glorfindel
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Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,No, there was no apple that was purplewould be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.
– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
3
Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54
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1
Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,No, there was no apple that was purplewould be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.
– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
3
Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54
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1
Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,
No, there was no apple that was purple would be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,
No, there was no apple that was purple would be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
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3
Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54
Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54
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Both look ungrammatical to me.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 19:12
As commented above, in their present form, both are ungrammatical. Although, if they are an abridged form of the full sentences,
No, there was no apple that was purplewould be correct. Downvoting this question because it lacks research and perhaps better belongs to ELL.– satnam
Mar 29 at 20:20
3
Neither one is correct. You could say, "No, there was none." You could also say, "No, there wasn't any." You could say, "No, there was no..." so long as something followed "no" (e.g., "No, there was no one there.")(e.g., "No, there was no food left.").
– Benjamin Harman
Mar 29 at 20:54