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JesterLegacy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which to use?

Let's say there was a teacher that asked his students if he had given any homework. Should the students answer "There is no homework" or "There were no homework"? I'd like to say "There were no homework", but It is a fact that he didn't give any homework, so I'm unsettled on which one to use.
  

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Is no/was no , but not were (which is plural, while homework is singular).

— Philip

  • Is no/was no , but not were (which is plural, while homework is singular).
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Is no/was no, but not were (which is plural, while homework is singular).
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I think the most natural answer for the students is simply 'No, you didn't'.

Clive
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PhilipIs no/was no, but not were (which is plural, while homework is singular).
Oh yeah, I had forgotten about that earlier.....So, do you mean both "There is no homework" and "There was no homework" is usable? Do they have any differences ?
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There wasn't any homework. or There was no homework.
There isn't any homework. or There is no homework.
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Teacher: Did I give you any homework yesterday?
Student: No, you didn't give us any homework yesterday, so we have no homework to hand in today.
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