Fill in the blanks with no or none.
1............... cigarette is harmless.
Wrong!
Use "No" directly before a noun when it means not any.
2I have ............... plans for the summer.
Wrong!
Use "no" directly before the plural noun "plans."
3I have ............... time to talk to you now.
Wrong!
Use "no" directly before the uncountable noun "time."
4That is ............... of your business.
Wrong!
Use "none" in the fixed expression "none of your business."
5............... of these keys opens the door.
Wrong!
Use "None" before "of" plus a determiner and plural noun.
6............... of my friends remembered my birthday.
Wrong!
Use "None" before "of" plus a possessive determiner and plural noun.
7............... of these colors suits me.
Wrong!
Use "None" before "of these" to mean not one of the group.
8............... of these books are worth reading.
Wrong!
Use "None" before "of these" to refer to zero books in the group.
9............... man is an island.
Wrong!
Use "No" directly before the singular noun "man."
10............... of them have agreed to come.
Wrong!
Use "None" before "of them" to mean not any of them.
11He has ............... interest in politics.
Wrong!
Use "no" directly before the uncountable noun "interest."
12"How many friends do you have here?" "..............."
Wrong!
Use "None" alone as a short answer meaning not any.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- No cigarette is harmless.
- I have no plans for the summer.
- I have no time to talk to you now.
- That is none of your business.
- None of these keys opens the door.
- None of my friends remembered my birthday.
- None of these colors suits me.
- None of these books are worth reading.
- No man is an island.
- None of them have agreed to come.
- He has no interest in politics.
- “How many friends do you have here?” “None“
