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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I have no free time?

Hello!

I have met such constructions:

"I have no free time" instead of "I don't have free time".

I haven't met the following in bold:

I don't have a computer. I have no a computer.

Is it correct? When can we use the construction "I have no" ?
  

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I have no computer is correct, without the indefinite article. The noun already has no as its determiner. You can only have one determiner per noun phrase.

— RandomGuy

  • I have no computer is correct, without the indefinite article.
  • The noun already has no as its determiner.
  • You can only have one determiner per noun phrase.
  • I have no [noun] is just another way to say I don’t have a/any [noun].
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I have no computer is correct, without the indefinite article. The noun already has no as its determiner. You can only have one determiner per noun phrase.

I have no [noun] is just another way to say I don’t have a/any [noun].
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Anonymous When can we use the construction "I have no" ?
I have no + (adjective) noun.
I have no hair.
I have no brown sugar.
I have no clean water.
I have no transportation.
I have no ideas.
I have no hope.
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