Master the Difference Between No One and None | Exercise and Use |

1. What is the difference between no one and none?

No one

• No one is a pronoun, which means not any person or nobody.
• It is used only for people.
• It means the absence of any person.
• It is singular in form.
• Examples: No one was at the mall this morning.

No one knows about that man.

None

• None means not anybody or not at all.
• We use none alone without a noun.
• It is the pronoun form of no.
• It is used as pronoun to replace countable and uncountable nouns.
• Example: How many mangoes have you bought? ‘None’.

All the toys have been sold. There are none left.

A: What excuses did he give?

B: None.

Difference between no one and none.

Aspect	No one	None
Meaning	Not any person	Not any/ not at all
Parts of speech	Pronoun (refers only to people)	Pronoun (refers to people, things, and quantity)
Usage	We use it for humans.	We use it for humans and things.
Examples	No one came to the function.	None of the chocolates is left.
Typical pairing	It stands alone.	It is followed by a noun.

2. How to use no one and none?

No one

• We use no one only for people.
• It is a pronoun, and it stands alone.
• Examples: No one agreed with him.

No one phoned her on her birthday.

I cooked meat, but no one ate.

None

• None is a pronoun that is used for people and things.
• It can be singular or plural.
• We use it with of + noun, but it can stand alone.
• Examples: None of the players played well.

None of the boys participated in the competition.

I have many newspapers, but none are in Hindi.

No and None Exercise

Use no and none in the following sentences: –

1. _____ of the students took the test.
2. There were _______ shops open today.
3. She drank all the juice. There was ______ left.
4. I couldn’t bake a cake because there were _______ eggs.
5. “How many bananas have we got?” ______. I’ll go and buy some from the shop.
6. _______ reason was given for the accident.
7. We cancelled the party because _________ of the people we invited were able to come.
8. ______ of use forgot to wear a tie.
9. _____ intelligent person would do such a thing.
10. I was looking for an umbrella, but I found _______.

Answers: –

1. None
2. No
3. None
4. No
5. None
6. No
7. None
8. None
9. No
10. None

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