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    Default Using "No" With Countables

    Which one is correct?

    "There is no student in the class"

    "There are no students in the class"

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    Default Re: Using "No" With Countables

    There are no students in the class.
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    Default Re: Using "No" With Countables

    The second of your examples is correct (if you add a full stop).

    However, I'm not saying that would apply to every sentence using 'no' with a countable noun.

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    Default Re: Using "No" With Countables

    Quote Originally Posted by Rover_KE View Post
    The second of your examples is correct (if you add a full stop).

    However, I'm not saying that would apply to every sentence using 'no' with a countable noun.

    Rover
    Now that you pointed out the missing full stop, you could say "There is no student in the class [who knows the answer]."

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