The car park is empty.
There aren't any cars in the car park.
There are no cars
How many cars are there in the car park? None.
not (-n't) + any:
- There aren't any cars in the car park.
- Tracey and Jack don't have any children.
- You can have some coffee, but I don't want any.
no+noun(no cars/no garden etc.)
no ... = not any or not a
- There are no cars in the car park. (= there aren't any cars)
- We have no coffee. (= we don't have any coffee)
- It's a nice house, but there's no garden (=there isn't a garden)
We use no ... especially after have and there is/are.
negative verb + any = positive verb + no:
-They don't have any children. or They have no children. (not They don't have no children)
- There isn't any sugar in your coffee. or There's no sugar in your coffee
no and none
Use no + noun (no money / no children etc.):
- We have no money.
- Everything was OK. There were no problems.
Use none alone (without a noun):
- How much money do you have? None (= no money).
- Were there any problem? No, none (= no problems).
none and no-one
none = 0 (zero) no-one = nobody
None is an answer for How much? / How many? (things or people)
- A: How much money do you have?
B: None. (= no money)
- A: How many people did you meet?
B: None. (= no people)
No-one is an answer for Who?
- A: Who did you meet?
B: No-one. (or Nobody.)
Make these sentences again with no.
1. We don't have any money. We have no money.
2. There aren't any shops near here. There are no shops near here.
3. Carla doesn't have any free time. Carla has no free time. / Carla has got no free time.
4. There isn't a light in this room. There's no light in this room.
Make these sentences again with any.
5. We have no money. We don't have any money.
6. There's no milk in the fridge. There isn't any milk in the fridge.
7. There are no buses today. There aren't any buses today.
8. Tom has no brothers or sisters. Tom doesn't have any brothers or sisters. / Tom hasn't got any brothers or sisters.
Make sentences use no or any:
1. There's no sugar in your coffee.
2. My brother is married, but he doesn't have any children.
3. Sue doesn't speak any foreign languages.
4. I’m afraid there's no coffee. Would you like some tea?
5. Look at those birds! Birds? Where? I can't see any birds
6. Do you know where Jessica is? No, I have no idea!
Make sentences use no, any or some:
7. There aren't any pictures on the wall.
8. The weather was cold, but there was no wind.
9. I wanted to buy some oranges, but they didn't have any in the shop.
10. Everything was correct. There were no mistakes.
11. How much luggage do you have? None.
12. How much luggage do you have?' I don't have any.
Make sentences use no or any:
1. Everything was OK. There were no problems.
2. Jack and Emily would like to go on holiday, but they have no money.
3. I'm not going to answer any questions.
4. He's always alone. He has no friends.
5. There is no difference between these two machines. They're exactly the same.
6. There wasn't any furniture in the room. It was completely empty.
7. Do you know how the accident happened? No, I have no idea.
8. The house is cold because there isn't any heating.
9. We didn't have to wait to get our train tickets. There was no queue.
Make short answers (one or two words) to these questions. Use none where necessary:
1. How many letters did you write yesterday? Two or A lot. or None.
2. How many sisters do you have? Three.
3. How much coffee did you drink yesterday? Two cups.
4. How many photos have you taken today? None.
5. How many legs does a snake have? None.
