šļø Negation
When we want to say that something is not true or is not the case, we can use negative words, phrases or clauses. Negation can happen in a number of ways, most commonly, when we use a negative word such as no, not, never, none, nobody, etc:
šļø Neither, neither ā¦ nor and not ā¦ either
Neither as a determiner
šļø Not
Not is one of the most common words we use to indicate negation. It is often shortened to nāt and joined to an auxiliary verb or modal verb:
šļø No one, nobody, nothing, nowhere
No one, nobody, nothing and nowhere are indefinite pronouns.
šļø No, none and none of
No and none of are determiners. None is a pronoun. No, none and none of indicate negation.
šļø No or not?
No and not are the two most common words we use to indicate negation. We use no before a noun phrase: