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Help the frantic TV chef complete their cooking show monologue by selecting the correct word for each gap.
"I wanted to add some rare truffles to the dish, but we have _________________________ left in the pantry! Furthermore, we don't have _________________________ mushrooms either. This means there is absolutely _________________________ hope for my famous risotto to win the competition!"
none
We use none as a pronoun to mean "not any." Here, it replaces the noun "truffles." We cannot use "no" because there is no noun immediately following it.
any
We use any (not "no" or "none") after a negative verb like don't have to avoid a double negative.
no
We use no as a determiner directly before a noun ("hope") in an affirmative sentence to give it a negative meaning.