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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A sentence without 'a' and 'no' or 'not'

Hi,

Could you please tell me how to explain the difference between these two sentences?

1.The night is very dark.

2.The night is a very dark.(I know, that the 'a' isn`t necessary but how can I explain it to a student?)

And the difference between these ones too:

1. There are no books on the table.

2.There are not books on the table.

Thanks
  

Top answer

The night is very dark. 2. -- The article is impossible here; articles are for nouns.

— Mister Micawber

  • The night is very dark.
  • 2.
  • -- The article is impossible here; articles are for nouns.
  • This is OK: The night is a very dark one .
  • 1.
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1.The night is very dark.
2. The night is very dark.-- The article is impossible here; articles are for nouns. This is OK: The night is a very dark one.

1. There are no books on the table.-- OK

2.There are not books on the table.-- Not English. 'Not' is an adverb. There are not any books on the table. There
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In both cases, number one makes sense whereas number 2 doesn't.
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