核心问题
How many elephants did you see? ____.
A. None B. No one C. Not many ones D. No many(Nelson, 200C)
书上给的答案是 A(None)。但我不明白为什么不能选 B(No one)。
词典解答
应记住 no one 和 none 的最重要的区别: 前者在没有后置定语(of 短语)的条件下只能指人, 而后者既可指人, 也可指物。因此, 在上面的试题中要求指大象, 不能使用 no one。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
- He was left alone, with ____ to look after him.
A. someone B. anyone C. not one D. no one(Nelson, 300C)
- You said the books were on the desk but ____ there.
A. there was no one B. there were none
C. there were no ones D. was none (Nelson, 200B)