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On 2002-08-18 03:36, Phobos wrote:
Consider the sentences "There are no apple in my basket" and "There is no apple in my basket". To me the first is correct and the second is faulty. The application of the word "no" has the same meaning as the word "none" in the sentence under discussion so I would go with the word "are".
Phobos
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By convention, if nothing else, the following sentences are correct in modern English: "There are no apples in my basket" and "There is no apple in my basket."
I think it's called "agreement of number."
It's the same as if you were to say "There are two apples in my basket" or "There is one apple in my basket." The number has to agree. "Are" applies to the plural "apples" and "is" applies to the singular "apple."
Um...
Or am I beating a dead horse?
Anyway, the sentence "There are no apple in my basket" is a violation of the rules of standard formal English as understood at this space-time coordinate.
Silas