Question

I think "there is no" is informal and "there is not" is formal or more enfatics... What do you think about it?!

Answer 1

Hi,

First of all, pay attention to the way you have written ''Must to ...'' Remember that after modal verbs, we use the bear infinitive, not the full infinitive: Must use -> Correct option.

About the issue you have brought up, I would say that there is no difference in style, I would say that both are accepted in either informal or formal speech.

I would say that ''There is no'' is even more emphatic than ''there is not''. If I had to say ''There is NO ...'' I think I would really pay more attention to the 'no' and I would rise my intonation there.

I just checked Swan's Practical English Usage but I could not find anything related to informal or formal uses.

Answer 2

"there is no" means: "zero" of something.

(Is there any problem? There is no problem!)

It's different from sayin "there is not", that means : "there isn't "

(Is there any problem? No, there isn't  / No, there is not)

They are completely different.

Answer 3

"There is no" is just an informal way to say "There is not." Just a way to make the sentence shorter, but is informal and shouldn't be written in professional situations.

also, remember that when asking a question starting with "when" the pronoun goes after the modal verbs like "can, should, would, could, may," and so forth. For example, "when may I sit down?" You do nott need to use "to" with modal verbs either.

Answer 4

"There is no..."  can be commonly used with uncountable nouns. - "There is no milk in the glass".

Answer 5

No is a negative quantifier that means not any .It applies both to countable and uncountable nouns. It is used in formal and informal language.