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What is the difference between There is no problem. and There are no problems. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between There is no problem. and There are no problems. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Which one do you use mainly? I'm confused.
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There is no problem with my shirt
(single, 1 shirt, 1 problem)
There are no problems with my shirts
(plural, 2 or more shirts, 2 or more problems)
There are no problems with my shirt
(plural, 1 shirt, 2 or more problems)
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There are no problems(= plural)
There is no problem (= single)
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There is no problem with my shirt
(single, 1 shirt, 1 problem)
There are no problems with my shirts
(plural, 2 or more shirts, 2 or more problems)
There are no problems with my shirt
(plural, 1 shirt, 2 or more problems)
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Thank you, nijiko! I'm not sure what's the difference of "There is no problem with my shirt" and "There are no problems with my shirt". 1shirt is okay. But problems are zero, not 1, 2, or more. My understanding is like this. If i imagine more than 2 problems, I use a plural. Is it right?
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When you're talking about a single thing, "no problem" and "no problems" mean the same thing. It is only really necessary to use "problems" instead of "problem" when talking about more than one thing, like in nijiko's examples above.
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