![]() ![]() ![]() You can't use "not" in front of nouns to mean "not any" although you can use with verbs before the noun. These words should not be confused with "not" which is used to make verbs negative. Note: "None" can take either a singular or plural verb form after. "None" means "not any, zero" and is a pronoun that can be used to substitute both countable and uncountable nouns. There's no beer left! What a terrible party! Not the difference in the verb before countable and uncountable nouns. "No" means "there isn't any" and is used before nouns. "Few" means less than you were expecting, less than you need, etc. Note: "A few" means "a small number, but more than zero". If you are bankrupt, there are few options for you. There's little reason he'd consider us for the job. We have a little water, enough until tomorrow. With these expressions of quantity, using the indefinite article gives the sentence a basically positive meaning, whereas using only few/little without the article gives a more negative meaning.
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