"No" is used to describe the zero state of nouns. There is a question about using "no". Should "no" be followed by a singular or a plural noun?
The answer for the above question is "no" can be followed by a singular or a plural noun. Both of them are correct in English grammar.
No + an uncountable noun
If the noun is uncountable, it is obviously used as singular noun. We don't have to tell much about this situation.
Examples:
I have no money.
This is no butter left.
We have no time to do it.
No + a countable noun
If the noun is countable, we have two choices: "no" followed by a singular noun and "no" followed by a plural noun. "No" can be followed by either a singular or a plural noun because it can mean not a or not any. It depends on the context to choose a suitable form.
When we want to say something related to not any, we use the plural form.
Examples:
There are no girls in this building.
I have no books.
There are no chairs in the room for us to sit on.
When we want to say something related to not a, we use the singular form. It means that we want to emphasise a particular thing or there is only one thing possible.
Examples:
I have no wife.
He had to walk because he had no car.
I have no bed in my room.
Conclusion
If "no" is followed by an uncountable noun, the noun is used in singular form. If "no" is followed by a countable noun, the noun can be singular or plural depending on the context.
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