Using "No" With Countables

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murat guler

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Which one is correct?

"There is no student in the class"

"There are no students in the class"

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There are no students in the class.
 

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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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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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