ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 86. No/ none/ any Nothing/ nobody etc.
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No and none
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We use no+ noun. No=
not a or not any:
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We had to walk home because
there was no bus. (=there
wasn't a bus)
Sue will have no trouble finding a job.
(=Sue won't have any trouble ... )
There were no shops open. (=There weren't any shops open.)
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You can use no+ noun
at the beginning of a sentence:
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No reason was given for
the change of plan.
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We use none without
a noun:
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'How much money do you have?' 'None.' (=no money)
All the tickets have been
sold. There are none
left. (=no tickets left)
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Or we use none of ...
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This money is all yours. None of it is mine.
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Compare none and
any:
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'How much luggage do you
have?' 'None.' / 'I don't have any.'
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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:
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None of the shops were (or was) open.
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Nothing
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nobody/
no-one
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nowhere
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You can use these words at the
beginning of a sentence or alone (as answers to questions):
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'What's going to happen?' 'Nobody (or No-one) knows.'
'What happened?' 'Nothing.'
'Where are you going?' 'Nowhere. I'm staying here.'
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You can also use these words
after a verb, especially after be
and have:
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The house is empty. There's nobody living there.
We had nothing to eat.
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Nothing/ nobody etc. = not+
anything/anybody etc. :
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I said nothing. = I didn't
say anything.
Jane told nobody about her plans. = Jane didn't tell anybody
about her plans.
They have nowhere to live. = They don't have anywhere
to live.
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With nothing/nobody etc., do
not use a negative verb (isn't,
didn't etc.):
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I said nothing. (not
I didn't say nothing)
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After nobody/no-one you can use they/them/their (see also Unit 85E):
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Nobody is perfect,
are they? (=is he or she
perfect)
No-one did what I
asked them to do. (=him
or her)
Nobody in the class
did their homework. (=his
or her homework)
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Sometimes any/anything/anybody etc. means 'it doesn't matter which/what/who'
(see Unit 850). Compare no-
and any-:
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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. I 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)
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EXERCISES
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86.1
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Complete these sentences with no, none or any.
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It was a public holiday, so there
were ___no____shops open.
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I haven't got ___any___ money. Can you lend me some?
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We had to walk home because
there were ________ taxis.
We had to walk home because
there weren't ________ taxis.
'How many eggs have we got?' ________.
Do you want me to get some?'
We took a few pictures, but ________
of them were very good.
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'Did you take lots of
pictures?' 'No, I didn't take ________.
What a stupid thing to do! ________
intelligent person would do such a thing.
There's nowhere to cross the
river. There's ________ bridge.
I haven't read ________ of the
books you lent me.
We cancelled the party because
________ of the people we invited were able to come.
'Do you know when Chris will
be back?' 'I'm sorry. I have ________ idea.'
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86.2
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Answer these questions using none/nobody/nothing/nowhere.
Now answer the same questions using
complete sentences with any/anybody/anything/anywhere.
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(1)_____ I didn’t do anything ________
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(2)I
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(3) _____________________________________________________
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(4) _____________________________________________________
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(5) _____________________________________________________
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(6) _____________________________________________________
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86.3
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Complete these sentences with no-
or any-+ -body/-thing/-where.
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I don't want ____anything _____________ to drink. I'm
not thirsty.
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The bus was completely empty.
There was ____________ on it.
3 'Where did you go for your
holidays?' '____________. I stayed at home.'
4 I went to the shops, but I
didn't buy ____________.
5 'What did you buy?' ____________.
I couldn't find ____________ I wanted.'
6 The town is still the same
as it was years ago. ____________ has changed.
7 Have you seen my watch? I
can't find it ____________.
8 There was complete silence
in the room. ____________ said ____________.
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86.4
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Choose the right word.
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She didn't tell nobody /anybody
about her plans. (anybody
is correct)
The accident looked bad, but
fortunately nobody /anybody
was badly injured.
I looked out of the window,
but I couldn't see no-one /anyone.
My job is very easy. Nobody /Anybody could do it.
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'What's in that box?' 'Nothing /Anything. It's
empty.'
The situation is uncertain. Nothing /Anything could
happen.
I don't know nothing /anything about
economics.
I'll try and answer no /any questions you ask
me.
'Who were you talking to just now?'
'No-one /Anyone. I wasn't
talking to no-one /anyone.
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