1表格搞懂英文 there is no / there are no 用法不同差別，哪個才對？

什麼時候用 there is no？

• 如果名詞是不可數名詞的時候，使用 there is no

什麼時候用 there are no？

• 如果名詞是可數名詞的時候，使用 there are no

什麼時候 there are no 跟 there is no 都可以使用？

• 如果名詞同時可作為可數與不可數的型態，且本身就有細微差異。（如 fishes/fish）。
• 這種狀況下，兩個句子的用法也會有細微差異。

There is no / there are no 用法比較表

	there’s no	there’re no
countable noun	❌ There’s no apple.	Can you get me an apple from the table? ✅  There’re no apples.
uncountable noun	✅ There’s no water in the river.	❌ There’re no water in the river.
a noun is both countable and uncountable	✅ There’s no fish.  (one fish, maybe on a dish)	✅ There’re no fish. (many fishes, maybe in an aquarium)

更多例句

Hair

• There's no hair on his head. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of hair)
• There're no hairs in my soup, thankfully. (countable, referring to individual hair strands)

Light

• There's no light in the room; we need to change the bulb. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of illumination)
• There're no lights on the street; it's very dark. (countable, referring to individual light sources)

Paper

• There's no paper left in the printer. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of paper)
• There're no papers on the table; they must've been moved. (countable, referring to individual documents)

Glass

• There's no glass in the window; it must have been broken. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of glass material)
• There're no glasses on the shelf; they must be in the dishwasher. (countable, referring to individual glass cups)

Noise

• There's no noise outside; it's so quiet. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of noise)
• There're no noises coming from the attic; I think the mice are gone. (countable, referring to individual sounds)

Fish

• There's no fish in the aquarium; we need to buy some for our new setup. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of fish)
• There's no fish in the pond; the water is too polluted. (uncountable, referring to the general absence of fish)
• There're no fish left in the tank; we must have sold them all. (countable, referring to individual fish)
• There're no fish swimming near the surface of the aquarium; they must be hiding at the bottom. (countable, referring to individual fish)