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Difference between NO and NOT

  Not We use not after be , do or have to make a sentence negative. It is not raining. I do not like fish. I have not finished my work. We have not got a television. We can use not to form the negative of modal verbs. I can't go. You mustn't be late. We use not to make an adjective or adverb negative. Not surprisingly, he was found guilty. We use not before a noun that has an article (a,an, the). There is not a cat outside the door. This is not the right way. We can use not with much , many , any or enough . ‘Is there any coffee left?’ ‘Not much.’ Not many people have heard the news. There is not any reason to doubt his story. We use not to make any other phrase or clause negative. ‘Does the city tour run all year round?’ ‘Not in winter’ We can use not after or to express the negative possibility of a word, phrase or clause. Do you know the truth or not? Believe it or not, they're getting married. Are you coming with me or not? We use not after verbs hope , expe...

Everything, Something, Anything, Nothing

  The words everything , something , anything , and nothing are indefinite pronouns. We use these words to refer to things. We use singular verbs after all these words. Everything is ready for the party. Something smells like rotten meat. There is nothing wrong with the engine. Is anything the matter? We can use everything , something , anything , and nothing as the subject or as the object of a sentence. He pushed the button but nothing happened. I know nothing about football. She did everything to save their marriage. Everything is processed by computer. Everything Everything means all things. When everything is a subject, we use it with a singular verb. Everything is packed, and we are ready to leave. We can use everything to refer to a particular situation or life in general. Is everything all right? Did everything go smoothly? Everything is fine. Everything can mean the most important thing in your life. He says money isn’t everything. My family is everything to me. Your...