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Regrets Volunteering None/Not Emphasis Ofthe Children Time Trainees

Idx 1902
Keyword no one
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence No one of us regrets volunteering.
Correct Sentence None of us regrets volunteering.
Not one of us regrets volunteering.
Cloze Error Sentence [[No one]] of us regrets volunteering.
Cloze Sentence [[None/Not one]] of us regrets volunteering.
Cloze Answer None/Not one
Choices No one | None | Not one
Explanation

When you mean 'not one', use none or (for emphasis) not one: 'None ofthe children could tell the time.' 'Not one of the trainees has a medical background.'

No one and nobody cannot be followed by of unless the phrase introduced by of is descriptive: 'No one of any importance was at the meeting.'

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