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How to use NO & NOT in English
Learn how to use ‘no’ and ‘not’ properly in English. Confusing them while speaking is a serious mistake, but even many native speakers don’t know what the rules about this are. In this English grammar lesson, I give you some clear rules you can follow on when to use ‘no’, and when to use ‘not’. Oh, one note: in the lesson, I suggest not using these words in the same sentence. To be clear, they should usually not be used together in the same *clause*.
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Mr. James you are a wonderful teacher only you speak a little big fast.I love your personality when you explain your classes.No and not is confuse but now make sense thank you very much.
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Very helpful. Surprising how much English grammar is “intuitively known” by a native speaker.
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Very well I learned who use no/not
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Dear James,
Thanks a lot for your funny lesson. what I would like to know on this theme: You said that we do not use “not” before an adjective and noun combination. But what if I write like this” John is not a lazy teacher”? Here the adjective “lazy” & noun “teacher” aren’t in a combination form? My second question, said “no/not” aren’t go together in one clause. But look at the following dialog. Fre you crazy
if it possible to let me answer you this question “John is not lazy” I think that mr.James said that after verbs we have to use “not” and in your sentence the verb is”is” so simply we use “not” . so it would be a good idea for you to watch the lesson again in order to understand it more and more.
correction for my second question. Fatma,y are you crazy? No, am not a crazy. would u explain me on these issue? thank you so much for your kind help
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Hi James,
Good lesson,
Shall I take like this, whenever we use DO, DID, DOES we should use NOT, is it right or not?
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i would be thankful if any one of you refer me a good spoken English book.
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Mr.James
What is the difference between in and under as a proposition with examples please
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thank you a lot my funy teacher
i think mr.james is very good in english doing a very good job but the only thing i felt he has learnt by his own & he is used to that language but if a person whose mothertongue is not english will find it very difficult to learn so i think some more study on how a person will quickly grasp the technique of using english should be done.
2/5 huhuhu
Thank you a lot
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but I can’t see the quiz
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where is the quiz I can’t see it
Thanks, teacher good lesson
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Thanks for funny teacher! James.
I teach ESL and the simple past vs. present perfect was kind of difficult for my students to understand I’ll show your class cause i think you explain it better….TAHNK YOU!!
Thank you James for the lesson No/Not I always getconfuse but now I understand better.
Now, could you please explain when use I or I’m
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Thank you for lesson
Thank a lot.your lession very good.it’s help me practice to listen and speak english.
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You can’t!
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hey i have been watching your videos…really funny and very very good ones..i’ve learned a lot with u…thanksssss
Excellent explanation!
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Thanks James. I am a brazilian student and I am beginner! Your lesson is easy and I really appreciate because I could understand almost all explanation. You teach with good examples and fun! Thanks!
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I do not have problems with the speed of your lecture ,but Why are you moving around all the time?
Good Afternoon for all!
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Mr James, could you speak a little bit slow? Sometimes you speak very fast. You are incredible teacher. I hope one day a became like you. Thank you.
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Excelent It’s so clear, and you have a great technique to teach
hahaha good teacher
Hello James. I enjoyed the lesson.
Can you explain the difference between buy and purchase? I’ll appreciate it.
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Hello James,
Thanks for awesome lecture and made your mind clear ……. I have a question, u said in lecture that use NO with the combination of adj and noun.So is it right way to use………. They are not good people…………..Please reply soon
oh bad! sir James do not reply to your question… but i think your sentence is correct.
But there was the combination of adj and noun…………………
yap…but good only modifies people and it is positive… but, it might be wrong if you use bad as modifier to people… then you use not bcoz it becomes double negative… like, “they are not bad people” bcoz it means they are quit good people.
Sorry James….. Made our minds clear instead of your mind………. Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
thank you very much sir and maam to add more knowledge about english……..
thank you mr james
thanks a lot your style is amazing but you speak quite fast to be understood for beginner students.
Thanks a lot
This is the good lesson,but I wonder James said that ” No don’t use with much/any/many/enough” but he give example for yes/no question is “no, I don’t like any cake” is it different?
yes, bcoz what i understood is the “no” from that sentence is a dependent clause from the independent clause I don’t like any cake. what sir James used is “not” from the word “don’t” means do not. you can write that sentence in this way “No! I do not like any cake.”.
ahhh! now i can understand, thank you very much totong. ^_^
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Thank you very much for this lesson .I do not think there is difference between no and not
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thank you for this very funny and useful lesson
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thank you so much for this lesson
can you also say,” you have no reason for being late?” instead of had.
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sometimes I confused “no” and “not”,
now I became to know about this.
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Thank you I have 4 answers good i am happy
james is acting like a kid
your so funny james and helpful thankyou
Good Job!
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if we talking about nor what wolud you say ?
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so u really good teacher.
you are really good teacher james…I got perfect score..Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
This lesson was very useful to me. Thank you! I´m glad because I understood almost everything you said!You usually talk too fast! But you´re really good!
I really like mr.E and Syl. James, you made my day. Thank you. No, really! You are the best!
Thank you mr.James =)
great lesson mr.james thank you a lot
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thank u funny lesson…. study with fun and enjoy urself… i have learned more and more thanks
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thanks, James. You are very humourous. I love your lessons. Regarding this lesson, I have a question. Why to say ” no good” instead of “not good”?
5 out of 5)))
I think will be better if you give much more questions for our practice))Thanks anyway))
thanks sir
Thank you so much. You are a wonderful teacher. ^^
tnx.
I like this lesson. So i urdenstand what he tought.
in same time,
1.learn to listen little fast talking
2.no/not
thank you very much.
can you talk slowly please?
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Thank you very much ^_^
Thanks James! You are my favorite teacher!
Mr. James thank you very much
Mr. James you are a wonderful teacher only you speak a little big fast.I love your personality when you explain your classes.No and not is confuse but now make sense thank you very much.
Hello, James how are you?
I really appreciate your teaching system
it was too fast in several moments
Thanks, James
thank you very much
Thanks, James
No i’ll hang around,NOT…HEHE
Very useful lesson.Thank you very much.
Is it correct to say : I play no challenging sports?
thanks Mr.james ..
very interest lesson , and i have no other word except thanks .. ( is that true ) Mr. James??
THANK A LOT
I have had this confusion for long time, thanks to Mr James I have no doubt about. I will follow the tutorials on the website they are extremaly useful.
Hello James, I’d like to know wich of these sentences is better:
-I do not have money
-I have no money
Both seem corret to me.
very nice.
Thank you a lot!
I am very happy because my score was 5/5. The teacher is great.
Thanks.
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Very interesting lesson. thanks a lot!
James !
Thanks for your teaching
James !
Thanks !
It was perfect.
Thank you very much.
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Thank you sir
Thanks teacher!.. from Chile! :)
thanks for teaching me..^^
I was asked this question, but I didn’t know how to answer. Like you said, even native speakers they don’t even give me a clear answer. Luckily, I caught your lesson. Thank you so much.
That´s very nice explanation!! thank you!
5/5 great lesson,thanks.
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Thanks, Mr. James. It’s really interesting
you’re really funny
excellent sir james , i have impressed very much from you, i had been searching this topic on internet from many days but i didn’t find any thing in detail but at last i got it thank you MR james
as you have told us that for any/many/enough/much we have to use not but what about “MORE”
mr. james tell me please “there is no cat in a room” or “there is not a cat in a room” both sentences have same meaning or not
“this is not a chair” and “this is no chair” have same meaning
because you said “not” is used before noun with article
“this is not a chair” and “this is no chair” have same meaning???????
because you said “not” is used before noun with article
hi…sakhee…… i also have the same problem dude…….
You are an interesting person, James, and the way you teach is great!!!
Hi James, thanks a lot! i have a question, please could you make a lesson about the Phrasal Verb?
5/5 got it wellllll… Thanksss a lott
Thank’s was a very interesting class I learn some new.
ahhh!! now i understand it ?!? please could u make a lesson about SVC pattern and contextual clues?!?
thanks alot again mr. James
Thanks a lot Mr.James :D
So interesting this lesson, a lot of thanks.
Thank you very much.
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I love it… it helped me so much…. thanks a million…
Thank you Mr. James
i did my best wow i got first…
sir you are really very funny. i like you sir
The instructor seems to be very comfortable during the class. The lesson and the rules are easy to retain. The visual supports used to convey various rules to the learners are very relevant to me. As an English learner, this is a class could attend without hesitation.
great teacher *_*
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I enjoyed so much the lesson of James on the difference between No and Not.
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Thank you very much.
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i wanna know the differences between them today but i could not get the lesson and i dont know why please help me i really need it it is a matter of life or death :(
ask your mama no is a right answer :( jajjaa
thanks for your time teacher
this is not the point which i wanted i just want the deference between : I do not have idea and I have no
idea
hi….james sir……
thanks a lot sir….if you don’t mind,could you explain the different of ” there are no people in the school, there are not people in the school”? sir i have asked this question with number of people but i could not have the meaningful answer therefor i’m looking forward to your answer james………..plz…..plz………reply to my question…………
James, maybe you could enrich this lesson by explaining how we should use ‘none’ properly, huh? thanks in advance ;) PS> I love your lesson with the Bale’s outburst on the set of “Terminator”, btw, you should do the same on the (bad) language from “Full Metal Jacket”…