Unit 85

No/none/any No/any + -one/-body/-thing/-where

(a) No none no-one nobody nothing nowhere

- No-one (или Nobody) came to see the lonely child.

- No system of government is perfect.

- `Where are you going?' `Nowhere. I'm staying here.'

- None of this money is mine.

- `What will you do this evening?' `Nothing.'

частица not никогда не употребляется с этими словами,

так как они уже имеют отрицательное значение:

- I heard nothing. (но не `I didn't hear nothing.')

- Nobody does anything I say.

В середине или в конце предложения чаще всего

используется конструкция с отрицательным глаголом:

(not...any /anyone /anybody /anything /anywhere ) :

- I didn't feel anything (= I felt nothing.)

- We haven't got any money. (= We've got no money.)

- The house isn't anywhere near here. (= ... is nowhere near here)

- She didn't meet anyone on her way. (= She met no-one)

(b) No и none = not a или not any:

- We had to walk because we had no car. (= we didn't have a car)

- I can't explain it to you. I have no time. (= I haven't any time)

- There were no seats evailable. (= there weren't any seats)

None иногда может употребляться сам по себе

(без существительного):

- `How many brothers has he got?' `None.'

none of употребляется в следующих фпазах:

none of these shops none of my money none of it/us/you/them

После none of + слово во множественном числе

('none of the girls / none of them' и т.д.) может

употребляться глагол как в единственном числе,

так и во множественном.:

- None of the people I met there were friendly to me.

с После no-one /nobody часто используются

they /them /their :

- Nobody came, did they? (= он или она?)

- No-one in the class were ready with their homework.

(= его или ее домашняя работа)

(d) any /no могут быть использованы с прилагательными

в сравнительной степени (any better /no bigger и т.д.):

- Does she feel any better today? (= Does she feel better at all? -

спрашивают у кого-то, кто чувствовал себя плохо вчера)

- I've waited long enough. I'm not waiting any longer.

(=не минутой дольше)

- I expected his wife to be young but she is no younger than mine.

(= не моложе даже на чуть-чуть)

Об any смотрите также Unit 84.