No and None
Use 'no' before nouns ('no milk', 'no idea') and 'none' as a pronoun — alone or with 'none of the'. Avoid double negation ('didn't say nothing'). 10 exercises.
No vs None in English
'No' and 'none' both express zero quantity but belong to different grammatical categories. 'No' is a determiner; 'none' is a pronoun. Confusing them — and combining them with negative verbs to create double negation — are two of the most consistently marked errors in English learner corpora at B1–B2 level. Double negation ('I don't have no money', 'She didn't say nothing') is flagged in approximately 8% of intermediate learner texts according to Cambridge Assessment research, and the rate is higher among speakers of languages that permit or require double negation (including Russian, Spanish, and Italian).
No: Determiner Before a Noun
I have no idea what he means. (fixed expression)
None: Pronoun — Alone or with 'Of'
None of the answers were correct. ('none of' + determiner + noun)
I asked all my friends, but none of them could help. ('none of' + pronoun)
Avoid Double Negation
✗ I don't have no cash. → ✓ I have no cash. / I don't have any cash.