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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is "There is not any student that knows the answer. " correct?
Hi! everyone
There are two sentences that I don't know if they're correct. Please take a look at the following sentences:
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There are two sentences that I don't know if they're correct. Please take a look at the following sentences:
There are not any students that know the answer.
There is not any student that knows the answer.
Which of the sentences is incorrect? If so, how should I correct it? I'd very appreciate your kind help. Thank you![8]Top answer
Both are correct. You can express the thought in either way. CJ
- Both are correct.
- You can express the thought in either way.
- CJ
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Hi CJ
Is it better to say "There are no students who know the answer."
Many thanks.
Is it better to say "There are no students who know the answer."
Many thanks.
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Yoong Liat,
No. Not necessarily better, but it's another way of expressing that thought which is equally grammatical.
I've observed that the negation is quite often on the verb when the noun in question is concrete. Leaving the verb in the affirmative and negating the noun with the determiner no is quite often the pattern when the noun is abstract. For this reas
No. Not necessarily better, but it's another way of expressing that thought which is equally grammatical.
I've observed that the negation is quite often on the verb when the noun in question is concrete. Leaving the verb in the affirmative and negating the noun with the determiner no is quite often the pattern when the noun is abstract. For this reas
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