There is no vs. There is not
'There is' no and 'there is not'
When I should use one or another?
For example, the following sentences sound good for me (and not their counterparts)... but I dont know why

There is no decision.
There is not any decision
There is not an agreement

Question

There is no vs. There is not
'There is' no and 'there is not'
When I should use one or another?
For example, the following sentences sound good for me (and not their counterparts)...  but I dont know why

There is no decision.
There is not any decision
There is not an agreement

Answer

"There is no decison" = "There is not a decision". You could say either one. It is just two ways of looking at the same situation. You could say a glass of water is half-full or half-empty. The absence of something is the same as not even a single one existing there.

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