Intermediate 📐 Grammar · #286 of 305

No, None, Any, Neither

Choose negative quantifiers carefully.

Examples

  • None of them came.
  • I have no idea.

Key rules

  • No + noun means not any (I have no idea)
  • None means not one and replaces a noun (None of them came)
  • Any is used with negatives and questions
  • Neither is used for two (Neither answer is right)

Common mistakes

  • I have none idea → I have no idea
  • I don't have no money → I don't have any money
💡 Tip: Do not use double negatives.
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