例句:
There was no water in the glass.
There were no students in the classroom.
看主語是否可數,不可數Water,則用was
可數,students,用were
there is no後面接單數
例:
There is no money.沒有錢了
不可數名詞,單數。
There are no apples.
可數名字,複數。
當no作爲限定詞時,它後面可以接可數名詞或不可數名詞。
通常情況下,當no後面接可數名詞時,該名詞使用複數,特別是當涉及到"there are…", "……has…"這樣的句型時
比如:
(1) It was early December and there were no leaves on the trees.
(2) The room has no windows.
(3) No road accidents were reported in Chelsea throughout August.
但是在一些情況下,no後面的可數名詞也可以使用單數,而是否使用單數的關鍵在於說話者認爲這個名詞屬於單數還是複數
比如:
I have no wife.
這裏wife雖然是可數名詞,但是句子一般不能寫成:I have no wives. 因爲通常情況下一個人只有一個妻子。
又比如:
He must lead a lonely life in that village: he has no wife and no children.
這裏用no children比用no child要更加自然