QuantityEnglish level A2
None / Not any
Express zero quantity — none as a short answer or in none of, and not any inside a sentence with a negative verb. Works with plural and uncountable nouns.
Rule
Use none mostly as a short answer or in the structure none of. Use not any inside a sentence together with a negative verb.
Formula
| none | independent answer or subject | How many tomatoes? - None. (answer) |
|---|---|---|
| not any | inside a sentence with a negative verb | We haven't got any tomatoes. (sentence)There isn't any milk. |
Notes
- none of + noun: None of my friends smoke.
- None can be the subject; not any cannot:
Not any milk is left.→ No milk is left.
Practice
How many eggs are left? - missing word.
We haven't got missing word tomatoes.