None/ not one/ never/ no one!!
Hi,
I have a question I need an explanation of, using the rules of grammar to explain it. I hope someone can help me!
Here's the question:
He was surprised to see a shop where _________ had existed before.
There are 4 possible answers:
a. none
b. no one
c. not one
d. never
I know the answer is (a). But... how to explain why a is the correct answer, and b c and d are impossible? Can anyone explain grammatically why this is so?
Thank you very much for any help.
Mark
Top answer
He was surprised to see a shop where _________ had existed before. There are 4 possible answers: a. none OK.
- He was surprised to see a shop where _________ had existed before.
- There are 4 possible answers: a.
- none OK.
- This means 'not any'.
- b.
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He was surprised to see a shop where _________ had existed before.
There are 4 possible answers:
a. none OK. This means 'not any'.
b. no one This means 'no person', 'nobody'.
c. not one This stresses 'not even just one'. It's a correct answer if you want this degree of stress.
d. never An adverb dos not fit correctly into the sen
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