[Idiom] None/Not That I Know Of

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In response to the existence of something, two possible answers in the negative are

None that I know of.
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Not that I know of.
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Is the second answer an "incomplete sentence", since "not" is not a (pro)noun?
 
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It's ellipted, as are very many sentences in normal conversation.
 
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