Help the dramatic detective complete his report on the Great Breakroom Heist by dragging the correct words into the blanks.
To my absolute shock, there were no donuts left in the pink box. The prime suspect, Dave from accounting, did not show any guilt whatsoever during the interrogation. I demanded answers about who ate the chocolate glazed one, but I received none.
To my absolute shock, there were no donuts left in the pink box.
Use no directly before a noun (donuts) to mean "zero quantity." We do not use "none" directly before a noun.
The prime suspect, Dave from accounting, did not show any guilt whatsoever during the interrogation.
Because the verb is already negative ("did not show"), we must use any before the noun (guilt). Using "no" here would create an incorrect double negative.
I demanded answers about who ate the chocolate glazed one, but I received none.
Use none as a pronoun when there is no noun following it. It replaces the idea of "no answers."