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Express unrestricted choice or zero quantity with any, no and none in different sentence positions.
Overview
Express unrestricted choice or zero quantity with any, no and none in different sentence positions.
Form and rules
Any often appears in negatives/questions: I don't have any cash; Do you have any questions?
Any can also mean it doesn't matter which: Choose any seat.
No comes before a noun and makes the clause negative without not: We have no vacancies.
None replaces a noun or is followed by of: None were available / none of the rooms.
Avoid double negatives in standard English: I have no money or I don't have any money, not I don't have no money.
A closer look
None replaces a noun or is followed by of: None were available / none of the rooms.
Avoid double negatives in standard English: I have no money or I don't have any money, not I don't have no money.
Examples
Do you have any questions?
You can choose any color.
There is no milk left.
None of my friends smoke.
I invited five people, but none came.
Common mistakes
No goes directly before a noun.
None can stand alone and replace the noun.
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