Fill in the blanks with no, not or none.
1. I have ......................... time to talk to you now.
No is used with a noun to mean not any.
2. She has answered ................................ of the questions.
We use none of before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner.
3. .............................. matter what you say, I won't believe you.
4. She is ............................. fool.
This is a more emphatic way of saying 'She is not a fool.'
5. ................................. of the students participated in the program.
We use none of before a noun with a determiner.
6. I .............................. longer support the liberals.
7. I waited for hours, but .............................. came.
No one means the same as nobody.
8. ................................. of them could solve the puzzle.
We use none of before a pronoun.
9. .............................. surprisingly, he failed the test.
We use not to make a word, clause or expression negative.
10. I can come tomorrow, but ................................ on Monday.
We use not to make a word, clause or expression negative.
11. ................................ of the onlookers came forward to help him.
We use none of before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner.
12. ............................... doctors went on strike.
No is used with a noun to mean not any.
Answers
1. I have no time to talk to you now.
2. She has answered none of the questions.
3. No matter what you say, I won’t believe you.
4. She is no fool.
5. None of the students participated in the program.
6. I no longer support the liberals.
7. I waited for hours, but no one came.
8. None of them could solve the puzzle.
9. Not surprisingly, he failed the test.
10. I can come tomorrow, but not on Monday.
11. None of the onlookers came forward to help him.
12. No doctors went on strike.
