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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

In the Premiership last Saturday, not any player was sent off. / not any players were sent off.

Hello.

- In the Premiership last Saturday, no players were sent off.
- In the Premiership last Saturday, no player was sent off.
- In the Premiership last Saturday, not a player was sent off.

But is it possible to say this sentence?

- In the Premiership last Saturday, not any player was sent off. / not any players were sent off.

Thanks.
  

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It may be grammatically possible, but it is certainly awkward.

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  • It may be grammatically possible, but it is certainly awkward.
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It may be grammatically possible, but it is certainly awkward.
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Jesusengland
But is it possible to say this sentence?

- In the Premiership last Saturday, not any player was sent off. / not any players were sent off.

No, because not any cannot be used as the subject of a clause and even though your sentence is in the passive voice, not any player is the grammatical subject. T
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