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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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00Must I use a plural noun after 'No' especially on a notice/sign board?0-
  

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0What if the context is not notice board and is part of a sentence? For example,02br
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00My car wheels are stolen, so now my car has no wheels.02br
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00I have no brothers.02br
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00I have no wives.0-
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0 Use the plural for all apart from wife - as it is only posssible to have 1 wife. (unless you live in a culture where you can have more than 1) 0-
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10What if the context is not notice board and is part of a sentence? For example,12br
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01cite10Goodman12cite11pre
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11font10It’s not practical to apply rules on how and when to use plural form because when context 12font12pre
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01font00I can understand your argument. This is where English learned from the book may seem different from 02font02pre
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01font00everyday practical English. 00 00“Do you have any questions?” or “any questions?” is often heard and seen in everyday 02
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0Oh lord. This has been chewed over many times in here.02br
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00"Do you have any 01i00___?" or "I don't have any ___02i00." needs the plural for count nouns in almost all cases. 02br
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00There are situations like "See that cat?" "No, I don't." "Right there - see it?" "No, I don't see any cat!" -- here the singular is okay. 02
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0GG, Thanks for your validation!050010id1
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0I have read some archive posts related to 'any' and, like what GG said, it requires a context in deciding whether to use plural or singular noun. However, context is something that I am weak in. Please bear with me. I want to make sure that I really get this right.02br
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00If my brother is making french toast and he needs a few eggs from the fridge. When he finds out ther
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10"There isn't any eggs in the fridge!"10Please correct me if I am wrong.12blockquote
10There aren't any eggs in the fridge!02br
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