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-======All, no======
+====== All, no, none ======
-=====Introduction=====
-<html><p><img height="136" id="1383" style="width: 132px; height: 107px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1383_9f8d357c84bb94205897f25f083f110a.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We interviewed <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all</span> the candidates last week but we had <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> luck.&nbsp;</strong></span><br>&nbsp;</p></html>
-=====Definition=====
-<html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>All</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> are quantifiers. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all </span>to talk about the whole amount or quantity of something. We use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> to refer to 'not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">any</span>' or 'not one'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></b><br>&nbsp;</p></html>
-=====Construction=====
-<html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Here are some examples:</span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p></td> <td width="265" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 7cm;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p></td> <td width="250" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 187.35pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>All</strong></span></p></td> <td width="265" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 7cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ singular noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ plural countable noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ uncountable noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ 'the', possessive adjective or determiner</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>without a noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p></td> <td width="250" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 187.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I was in Paris <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all </span>week.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>All children like sweets.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>All information will be available. </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>All </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> invitations are ready.<span style="color: fuchsia;"></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>All <u>my</u> colleagues are English.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>All <u>these</u> computers are broken.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>All is well.</strong></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>No </strong></span></p></td> <td width="265" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 7cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ singular noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ plural countable noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>+ uncountable noun</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p></td> <td width="250" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 187.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><strong>No child likes bedtime.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><strong>No children like bedtime.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><strong>No information is available.</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p></html>
-=====Uses=====
-<html><table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="83" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td> <td width="274" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 205.55pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Uses</span></b></p></td> <td width="259" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 194.45pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="83" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>All</span></b></p></td> <td width="274" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 205.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To talk about a whole amount</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To talk about <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">every </span>person or object</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To mean 'the only thing(s)'</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With time periods</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td> <td width="259" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 194.45pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We drank <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all</span> the water.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We ate <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all </span>the sandwiches.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>All </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I ate yesterday was a sandwich - I'm so hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I was busy <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all </span>day.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="83" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>No</span></b></p></td> <td width="274" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 205.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To mean 'not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">any</span>' or 'not one'</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>When something is forbidden</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td> <td width="259" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 194.45pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> milk in the fridge.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> men in this team.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">No</span> smoking in this building."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>&nbsp;</p></html>
-=====Examples=====
-<html><p><img height="112" id="183" style="width: 128px; height: 93px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I'm afraid there's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> easy solution to this.</strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span><img height="148" id="90" style="width: 128px; height: 129px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"How do you like your tea?"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>"Milk, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> sugar, thanks."</span></b></p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span></b> <p><img height="100" id="1950" style="width: 123px; height: 89px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1950_d21eaed548f2d4cd8a93ced9a9a3c555.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>There's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no </span>swimming here.</span></b></p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span></b> <p><img height="120" id="284" style="width: 120px; height: 106px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/284_b798c403d5765f7b23ccba4ab9f3c154.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>All </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I did this morning was check my email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I had absolutely <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> time to start this report!</span></b></p> <p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><img height="192" id="512" style="width: 105px; height: 140px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/512_c964c16ac7e44a22fb5c86c6b5f5ee75.png"></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He ate <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all</span> the cake. </strong></span></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><img height="99" id="1512" style="width: 107px; height: 82px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1512_e992fe752b2d0e488fd29696070ec533.jpg"></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>I think we have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all</span> we need now - let's start.</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><img height="99" id="264" style="width: 119px; height: 82px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/264_abb1f051774fb4746250d5fe1059ca07.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>He was awake <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">all</span> night.</strong></span>&nbsp;</p></html>
+===== Introduction =====
-[[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]
+| {{http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1383_9f8d357c84bb94205897f25f083f110a.png?151x119 |Image}} | We interviewed <color blue>all</color> the candidates last week but <color blue>none</color> of them were suitable. We had <color blue>no</color> luck at all. |
+===== Definition =====
+<color blue>All, no</color> and <color blue>none</color> are quantifiers.
+<color blue>All</color> refers to the whole amount or quantity of something that is indicated. <color blue>No</color> and <color blue>none</color> refer to ‘not any’ or ‘not one’.
+===== Construction =====
+Here are some examples:
+|   |   |   |
+|   All | + singular noun | [See note 4. below.]  |
+| ::: | + plural countable noun | <color blue>All</color> children like sweets. |
+| ::: | + uncountable noun | <color blue>All</color> information will be provided. |
+| ::: | + ‘of’ + plural or uncountable noun | <color blue>All</color> __of__ my colleagues are English.\\  <color blue>All</color> __of__ the information was useful. |
+| ::: | + ‘of’ + pronoun | <color blue>All</color> __of__ them are English. All __of__ it was useful. |
+| ::: | + ‘the’, possessive adjective or determiner | <color blue>All</color> __the__ invitations were sent.\\  <color blue>All</color> __my__ colleagues are English.\\  <color blue>All</color> __these__ computers are broken. |
+| ::: | without a noun | <color blue>All</color> is well. |
+|   No | + singular noun | <color blue>No</color> child likes bedtime. |
+| ::: | + plural countable noun | <color blue>No</color> children like bedtime. |
+| ::: | + uncountable noun | <color blue>No</color> information was provided. |
+|   None | + ‘of’ + plural or uncountable noun | <color blue>None</color> __of__ my colleagues are English.\\  <color blue>None</color> __of__ the information was useful. |
+| ::: | + ‘of’ + pronoun | <color blue>None</color> __of__ them are English.\\  <color blue>None</color> __of__ it was useful. |
+| ::: | without a noun | <color blue>None</color> are English. |
+===== Subject verb agreement =====
+**1. We can use either a singular or a plural verb with none and ‘none of’.**
+In the following sentence, <color blue>none</color> could mean ‘not one’ [in a singular sense] or ‘not <color violet>any</color>’ [a plural sense]. In formal written English, a singular verb is preferred but in conversation, we often use a plural verb:
+  * None of the delegates __has/have__ responded to the invitations yet.
+Sometimes, the context suggests a sense that’s clearly plural and a plural verb is required:
+  * Almost <color blue>none</color> of my colleagues __work__ from home. [suggests a large number]
+  * <color blue>None</color> but the best __are__ recruited by my company. [not talking about one person]
+With uncountable nouns, we have to use a singular verb:
+  * They gave us a lot of information but <color blue>none</color> of it __was__ very useful.
+See <color violet>subject verb agreement</color> for more information.
+**2. <color blue>No</color> can take either a singular or plural verb with the same meaning but a singular noun is more formal:**
+  * There was <color blue>no</color> computer in the meeting room.
+  * There were <color blue>no</color> computers in the meeting room.
+**3. We can use ‘not’ with <color blue>all</color> to make negative sentences:**
+  * __Not__ <color blue>all</color> of my colleagues are English.
+  * My colleagues are__n’t__ <color blue>all</color> English.
+ But ‘not <color blue>all</color>’ does not have the same meaning as none:
+  * Not <color blue>all</color> of my colleagues are English. [but some of them are]
+  * <color blue>None</color> of my colleagues are English. [I have no English colleagues]
+**4. We can use a singular noun with <color blue>all</color> when we are referring to periods of time:**
+  * I spent <color blue>all</color> week working on that report.
+  * I waited <color blue>all</color> morning for him to call but he didn’t.
+===== Uses =====
+^   ^ Uses ^ Examples ^
+|  All | To talk about a whole amount | We drank all the water. |
+| ::: | To talk about every person or object | We ate all the sandwiches. |
+| ::: | To mean ‘the only thing(s)’ | All I’ve eaten today is a sandwich -- I’m so hungry.  |
+| ::: | With time periods | I was busy all day. |
+| No | To mean ‘not any’ or ‘not one’ | There’s no milk in the fridge.\\  There are no men in this team. |
+| ::: | When something is forbidden | “No smoking in this building.” |
+| None | To mean ‘not any’ or ‘not one’ | There’s none in the fridge.\\ There are none in this team.  |
+===== With ‘of’ =====
+We can use ‘of’ with <color blue>all</color> when we are referring to a more specific quantity or amount. For example:
+  * <color blue>All</color> cars need fuel or electrical power. [cars generally]
+  * <color blue>All</color> __of__ the cars in this country use petrol or diesel. [specific cars]
+**<color blue>Note that</color>**
+**1. Unlike some other quantifiers e.g some, many, few, little, ‘of’ isn’t necessary with all when we are being specific**
+  * All the cars in this country use petrol or diesel.{{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * All of the cars in this country use petrol or diesel.{{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+**2. We can use ‘no’ generally and ‘none of’ specifically. For example:**
+  * No cars were manufactured in the US from 1942-1946.  [any cars]
+  * None __of__ the cars in this company is more than two years old. [specific cars]
+We can’t use ‘of’ + noun. We need to use ‘the’, a demonstrative, a pronoun or a possessive adjective.
+  * All of friends live near me.{{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * All(of) __my__ friends live near me. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I like none of books. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I like none of __these__ books. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+===== ‘All’ or ‘everything’ or ‘everyone/everybody’? =====
+<color blue>All</color> isn’t often used without a noun and it’s sometimes incorrect to do this:
+  * I told all in the sales department. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I told everyone in the sales department. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I finished all. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I finished everything. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:y.png?nolink&20|}}
+However, we can use <color blue>all</color> in this kind of sentence:
+  * I told them <color blue>all</color> I know.
+  * I told them everything I know.
+Or with ‘about:
+  * I told them all about the new project.
+  * I told them everything about the new project.
+===== ‘All the time’ or ‘every time’? =====
+‘<color blue>All</color> the time’ means ‘continuously’ or ‘often’:
+  * This production line is in operation <color blue>all</color> the time.  [around the clock; it never stops]
+  * He complains about his job <color blue>all</color> the time. [often, a lot]
+‘Every time’ means ‘on each occasion’:
+  * I stay in the same hotel every time I go to London.
+  * Every time I hear that song, I feel happier.
+===== ‘No’/‘none (of)’ or ‘not a/any’ =====
+These have the same meaning but <color blue>no</color> and ‘<color blue>none</color> of’ are considered more emphatic:
+^ Neutral ^ Emphatic ^
+| There isn’t any milk. | There’s <color blue>no</color> chocolate! |
+| He didn’t have any of the skills we required. | He had <color blue>none</color> of the skills we required -- he was useless! |
+Be careful not to use double negatives:
+  * There is__n’t__ __no__ useful information. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * He did__n’t__ have __none__ of the skills. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+  * I have__n’t__ __never__ been to China. {{:en:grammar:reported_speech:n.png?nolink&20|}}
+===== Word order =====
+<color blue>All</color> can be placed later than a noun in a sentence as well as in front of the noun:
+  * My __friends__ <color blue>all</color> live near me. = <color blue>All</color> my friends live near me.
+  * __We__ are <color blue>all</color> going to London tomorrow.  = <color blue>All</color> of us are going to London tomorrow.
+===== Common expressions with ‘no’ =====
+There are a lot of informal, conversational expressions with <color blue>no</color> + noun. Here are some examples:
+| **Expression** | **Meaning** | **Examples** |
+| No wonder | A lack of surprise | <color blue>No</color> wonder he didn’t pass the test -- he never works hard enough. |
+| No idea | A complete lack of knowledge | “Where’s Jean?” |
+|:::|:::| “<color blue>No</color> idea.” |
+|:::|:::| I have <color blue>no</color> idea what to do next. |
+| No comment | A refusal to answer a question -- often used by people interviewed by journalists or by the police | “Where were you on the night of 26<sup>th</sup> September?”\\ “<color blue>No</color> comment.” |
+| No way | Great surprise or disbelief   | “They agreed to sign the contract.” |
+|:::|:::| “<color blue>No</color> way!” |
+|:::| Not in any circumstances | <color blue>No</color> way am I going to work on Saturday. |
+| No chance | Certainly not/no possibility | “Do you think you’ll finish that by Friday?”\\ “<color blue>No</color> chance.” |
+| No problem | No difficulty or reason to be upset | “Can you help me with this later?” |
+|:::|:::| “Of course, <color blue>no</color> problem.” |
+|:::|:::| “I’m sorry, I have to leave early.” |
+|:::|:::| “<color blue>No</color> problem, see you tomorrow.” |
+|:::| In response to ‘thank you’ | “Thanks, it was kind of you to help.” |
+|:::|:::| “<color blue>No</color> problem.” |
+===== Intensifiers  =====
+We can use intensifiers to give extra information. Here are some examples:
+^   ^ all ^ no ^ none ^
+| ‘Almost’ and words with a similar meaning such as ‘nearly’ and ‘virtually’.\\_ ‘Almost <color blue>none/no</color>’ has a similar meaning to ‘hardly any’. | They ate nearly <color blue>all</color> the sandwiches. | We have virtually <color blue>no</color> time to finish this. |   Almost <color blue>none</color> of our clients speak French. |
+===== Examples =====
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg?157x118  |Image}} | I’m afraid there’s no easy solution to this. |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg?157x156  |Image}} | “How do you like your tea?”   “Milk, no sugar, thanks.” |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1950_d21eaed548f2d4cd8a93ced9a9a3c555.jpg?165x110  }}  | There’s no swimming here. |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/284_b798c403d5765f7b23ccba4ab9f3c154.jpg?178x145  |Image}} | All I’ve done today is write this report -- I’ve had absolutely no time to check my email!     |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/512_c964c16ac7e44a22fb5c86c6b5f5ee75.png?133x172  |Image}} | Please change this one to: He ate all the cake -- there’s none left.   |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1512_e992fe752b2d0e488fd29696070ec533.jpg?165x109  |Image}} | I think we have all we need now -- let’s start. |
+| {{  https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/204_a1bef13c2ca7215a602b161d554e44b2.jpg?179x127  |Image}} | None of my previous jobs were as stressful as this one. |
+| {{  http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/264_abb1f051774fb4746250d5fe1059ca07.jpg?227x149  |Image}} | He was awake all night. |