Difference between No and Not

What Is The Difference Between No and Not?

The words "no" and "not" are both used to indicate negation, but they have different uses and meanings. Here are the differences between "no" and "not":

NO

• Used to answer a Yes or No question
• Used to agree with a negative statement
• Used Before a noun without an Article
• Used as an adjective preceding a noun without an article
• Used as an exclamation
• Used Before a verbal noun (Ending in -ING)

NOT

• Used to make a verb negative
• Often Used to make an adjective or adverb negative
• Used before a noun that has an article
• Used as an adverb which is describing a verb
• Often used in short replies with a number of verbs
• Used Before any, much, many or enough

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Here you can see examples for both:

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In summary, "no" is used to modify a noun and give a negative response or negate something, while "not" is used to modify a verb as well as an adjective and to make any other phrase or clause negative.