Nothing left or none left
Mr. Denson wanted to purchase a special edition gold-plated watch from Utica Watches, but there was ------- left.
(A) none
(B) nothing
(C) some
(D) something
KEY A.
What is the difference between "nothing left" and "none left"?
Top answer
“None” stands in place of “Not one”. “Nothing” is somewhat generic but is uncountable. The implication is that not only was there none of the requested watches, there was no other watch either.
- “None” stands in place of “Not one”.
- “Nothing” is somewhat generic but is uncountable.
- The implication is that not only was there none of the requested watches, there was no other watch either.
- There is some contention as to whether ‘none’ is singular or plural among my friends; so that I would have posed the question with “was/were” in the original sentence.
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“None” stands in place of “Not one”.
“Nothing” is somewhat generic but is uncountable. The implication is that not only was there none of the requested watches, there was no other watch either.
There is some contention as to whether ‘none’ is singular or plural among my friends; so that I would have posed the question with “was/were” in the original sentence.
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