none
part of speech
pronoun (none); adverb (none — in «none the worse»)
meaning for a pupil
1) None means not one, or not any. If none are left, zero are left. tree →
2) «None of» a group means not a single one of them. tree →
3) «None of your business» is a rude way to say «that is not for you to know». tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: zero of something after it was shared, eaten or sold; «none left», «none of them». In everyday life: answering how many («How many sweets are left? None.»). In science: «none of the seeds grew» is a result to record. In stories: «second to none» means the very best.
examples
- And none shall appear before Me empty. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.' (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil. (Torah EXO.23.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- And beside Thee I desire none upon earth. (Writings PSA.73.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents. (Writings PSA.69.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof. (Writings PRO.1.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- None of the apples were rotten. tree →
- He gave away all his cards, so he has none. tree →
- None of the boys wore hats. tree →
- How many cookies are left? None! tree →
- None of the seeds grew in the dark cupboard. tree →
- I looked for my shoe, but there was none under the bed. tree →
- Her baking is second to none. tree →
- None of my friends were at the park. tree →
- None of us has any pockets.” tree →
note
Means 0. «None left» shows that all were used up. Trap: «none of them were red» means all of them are another colour. Both «none of them is» and «none of them are» are used. Homophone: nun (a woman in a religious order). «None» is a pronoun; before a noun use «no»: «no apples», «none of the apples».
In the corpora
- And I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.'
- Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.'
- None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil.
- And none shall appear before Me empty.
- None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «none» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.