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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

no, not any

There isn't a table in the kitchen.

There is no table i n the kitchen.

There isn't any table in the kitchen.

Do they all sound the same? Please advise.

LCChang
  

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Hi, I think #2 and #3 are emphatic. The first is more general, that is, it could be used in most contexts, in general. Also, reading #2 and #3, I think more of a specific table, the table , rather than a general one, a table.

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  • Hi, I think #2 and #3 are emphatic.
  • The first is more general, that is, it could be used in most contexts, in general.
  • Also, reading #2 and #3, I think more of a specific table, the table , rather than a general one, a table.
  • This is just my opinion, you better wait for the natives.
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Hi,
I think #2 and #3 are emphatic.
The first is more general, that is, it could be used in most contexts, in general.
Also, reading #2 and #3, I think more of a specific table, the table, rather than a general one, a table.

This is just my opinion, you better wait for the natives.
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Yes, they all sound more or less the same.
Only specific contexts might show subtle differences.

-- Is there a table in the kitchen?
-- No. There isn't. There isn't a table in the kitchen.

-- How many tables are in the kitchen?
-- There is no table in the kitchen. / There isn't any table in the kitchen.

-- Put this b
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CalifJim
-- Is there a table in the kitchen?
-- No. There isn't. There isn't a table in the kitchen.

-- How many tables are in the kitchen?
-- There is no table in the kitchen. / There isn't any table in the kitchen.

-- Put this box on the table in the kitchen.
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You are trying to conufse me, don't aren't you.
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