is it gramatically correct? compared to no comment?
2007-03-05 09:35:43 · 7 answers · asked by pixela007 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
no, because no is considered singular which doesn't match the plural "comments" . I don't know of any way to say no comments correctly.
2007-03-05 09:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by CarlosTheRed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idiomatic phrase (in reply to a request for comment) is "No comment." If a person said "No comments" instead, it would be so unidiomatic as to seem quite odd.
One can easily come up with grammatical sentences that include the phrase:
|--: The Java code contained no comments.
|--: The council supplied slips and plenty of pencils, but no comments were received.
|--: There being no questions, comments, amendments, or objections, the original motion will now be put to a vote.
2007-03-05 17:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by Joe S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either could be correct, but no comments is actually preferable because quantities that can be measured and are equal to zero are usually pluralized.
Try these examples:
There is no person in the room.
There are no people in the room.
She has no positive quality.
She has no positive qualities.
2007-03-05 17:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dan X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase is "no comment" and it means that you are not going to say anything, period.
I have never ever heard anyone quoted as saying, "No comments" (plural), regardless of how much s/he was unwilling to say.
2007-03-05 17:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not going to make any comments on this matter at the present time.
2007-03-05 17:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by productjunkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your talking about more than one comment, yes Its's ok to say comments. meaning plural. You can also use the dave chappelle approach. Plead da fifh..
2007-03-05 19:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if your saying a lot of comments or one
2007-03-05 18:33:14 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋