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Hi, there
Should I say "There aren't any books but four on the shelf" or "There are no books but four on the shelf"?
What about "There are none but four books on the shelf"?
Which one is right?
Thank you very much
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Answers · 5
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As far as I know, the best way to say this is: ""There are only four books on the shelf."
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All three of those examples sound strange. A native speaker would say, "There are only four books on the shelf".
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If you want to use the word 'but', you can say, "There are but four books on the shelf. In this context, 'but' means 'only'.
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There are no books .... is correct
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