The difference between NO and NOT !

[Adrian_B]

Hi !

If you don't mind could you please give some examples/explanations about the difference bewteen NO and NOT !

Adrian

P.S. If I don't mind you can I ask you more ?

AdiB

Edited by - adrian_b on 2002 Jun 09 20:38:54

[Erin]

Hi !

If you don't mind could you please give some examples/explanations about the difference bewteen NO and NOT !

Adrian

Great question! "no" is a determiner and "not" is an adverb.

Got it?

Hehehe... Don't worry, there's more...

We use determiners with nouns and adverbs with verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

For example: nobody, no one, no money, no honey!!

not here, not now, not funny

P.S. If I don't mind you can I ask you more ?

AdiB

Of course! That's what this Discussion Group is for!!

Hope that helps!

Erin

[Adrian_B]

Hi !

Thanks a lot for helping me !

I have another question :
........
What is the difference between IN and INTO ?
What about WITHIN" ?

Thanks a lot, Erin !


AdiB

[Erin]

I have another question :
........
What is the difference between IN and INTO ?
What about WITHIN" ?

Hi, AdiB!

First, if you don't mind, we usually like to post new topics under a new thread so that others can find the answers more easily. I appreciate your cooperation and understanding!

"in" denotes location (in the jar, in the car, in the tar, etc.) while "into" denotes direction AND location (walk into the room, get into the car, go into a tunnel, etc.)

A good contrast exists between these two sentences:

walk in the room: You are already in the room, and you are walking around inside it.

walk into the room: You are outside of the room, so you need to go to the room (direction) and put yourself inside it (location).

HTH!!

Erin

[harbinger]

Hi !

If you don't mind could you please give some examples/explanations about the difference bewteen NO and NOT !

Adrian

Great question! "no" is a determiner and "not" is an adverb.

Got it?

Hehehe... Don't worry, there's more...

We use determiners with nouns and adverbs with verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

For example: nobody, no one, no money, no honey!!

not here, not now, not funny

P.S. If I don't mind you can I ask you more ?

AdiB

Of course! That's what this Discussion Group is for!!

Hope that helps!

Erin

Dear Erin and the others,

According to BARRON TOEFL BOOK, "no" is used instead of "not any" just for short it out.

"no[/b]body" means "not any body".



Now I have another question to Erin.

I am confused with this problem. So please help me


** The bonds holding protons neutrons and electrons [together] [in orbit] around an [atom] nucleus [are] among the strongest known to scientists.


1.together
2.in orbit
3.atom
4.are

According to the answer, using "atom" in the sentence is wrong.
it should be " an atom's " instead, because nucleus is a singular count noun and therefore needs a determiner. 's is a determiner.

but in my opinion, we can consider "orbit nucleus" as a compound noun, and "orbit" is a noun with function of an "adjective" and modifying "nucleus".

Please explain for me what i am wrong here

Thanks in advance


Yours trully

Harbinger


Edited by - harbinger on 2002 Jul 07 12:49:37

[Erin]

Dear Erin and the others,

According to BARRON TOEFL BOOK, "no" is used instead of "not any" just for short it out.

"nobody" means "not any body".

Yes, that is absolutely RIGHT. In general, "no" means "not any," much like "unless" means "if not."

Now I have another question to Erin.

Can you do me a favor, harbinger? (scary name!!) Could you, please, please, please, post this question under a new thread? I'm trying to keep these discussions well organized so that all of us can find new and interesting topics with ease.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding!!

Erin

[harbinger]

Dear Erin and the others,

According to BARRON TOEFL BOOK, "no" is used instead of "not any" just for short it out.

"nobody" means "not any body".

Yes, that is absolutely RIGHT. In general, "no" means "not any," much like "unless" means "if not."

Now I have another question to Erin.

Can you do me a favor, harbinger? (scary name!!) Could you, please, please, please, post this question under a new thread? I'm trying to keep these discussions well organized so that all of us can find new and interesting topics with ease.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding!!

Erin

HI Erin,

I am terribly sorry for that.

I am just a new comer, so that I don't know the rule of the forum.

However, please explain for me, why did you say that my nick "harbinger" sounded scary.
I could not find anything scary with it, maybe I misunderstand its meaning.

Thank you in advance,

Yours trully,









Edited by - harbinger on 2002 Jul 08 10:15:47

[Erin]

HI Erin,

I am terribly sorry for that.

I am just a new comer, so that I don't know the rule of the forum.

No problem at all! Really!

However, please explain for me, why did you say that my nick "harbinger" sounded scary.
I could not find anything scary with it, maybe I misunderstand its meaning.

At first, I thought it sounded scary because we often use this word to refer to bad things that are coming. However, just to be sure, I checked the dictionary, and it turns out that "harbinger" can be used for good things and bad, so your nick is fine!!

Erin