There are several no words in English. Examples are: nobody, no, no one, none, nowhere and nothing. The word never can also mean no.

Notes

We use a singular verb after no one, nobody and none.

• Nobody has come.
• None of my sisters is married.

Fill in the blanks with a no word.

1. I enjoy doing …………………..

2. …………………. wished me on my birthday.

3. The poor woman had …………………. to go.

4. She has ……………….. friends.

5. ………………… of my friends smokes or drinks.

6. ……………………. knows what happened to him.

7. There was ……………….. to help him.

8. We can do ………………. to put an end to this misunderstanding.

9. She is …………………. late for work.

10. The child has ……………….. toys to play with.

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